Fang Xiu woke up from his sleep again, and the madness on his face had faded away, replaced by a dead calm.

He repeated his previous routine, getting dressed, washing up, using the bathroom, eating breakfast, and then leaving his house.

He saw the bizarre creatures all over the place again, as well as the cute little girl eating a lollipop.

Ignoring everything, he walked out of the community and onto the street.

There were many pedestrians and busy traffic on the street.

People were in a hurry to go to work or school, completely ignoring the strangeness all over the street. Some people even had strange creatures like human-headed snakes on their shoulders, but they were completely unaware and chatting and laughing with people around them.

Sometimes, ignorance is a kind of bliss.

Fang Xiu picked up a shared bicycle by the street and planned to ride around on the main road, observing the strangeness carefully. If he wanted to kill them, he had to understand them first.

Of course, the so-called observation did not mean staring at the strange creatures. Once detected, he could only die and return to the checkpoint.

Fang Xiu had to act like he was just wandering around, observing everything around him.

He wanted to see if there were strangeness everywhere and if there was a source for it.

Ding!

A crisp notification sound rang.

Fang Xiu stopped the bike and took out his phone. It was a message from his work group.

Manager Wu Dahai was messaging him.

"Fang Xiu, it's already so late, why haven't you come to work yet? How many times have you been late this month? Do you still want your bonus for this month?"

As soon as he started, it was a three-part question, with an aggressive tone and overwhelming pressure, as if the boss was questioning him face-to-face.

If it were the old Fang Xiu, he would have apologized in a panic by now.

But now, Fang Xiu was too lazy to deal with such mundane matters.

In this world that was like hell, he just wanted to explore the truth of the world and then seek revenge.

Working peacefully and safely was a luxury for him.

Imagine, every day pretending not to see the strange creatures around him, always being cautious and alert, and being eaten with just a slight mistake. Living in this state was already difficult enough, let alone going to work.

As he was about to close the group chat and ignore these trivial matters, he suddenly thought of the three-digit balance on his bank card.

"If I want to explore the truth of this world, a few hundred yuan is definitely not enough. I can't just ride a shared bike around.

This city may be full of strangeness, but other cities may not be the same, and it takes money to take high-speed trains or even planes.

It seems that there is still a commission that has not been paid from his previous job. If he gets that commission, it should be enough to support him for a while."

With this in mind, Fang Xiu decided to go back to the company, resign, and get his commission back.

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Actually, he had thought about using his ability to go back in time to win the lottery, but he decided against it. He didn't have that kind of luck. Besides, he really didn't want to die again unless there was a special situation. The feeling of death was really annoying, even though he had died many times.

The city where Fang Xiu lived was called Lvting City, and his company was located in the development zone of Lvting City. There was a villa area called Bai Liu Academy, where he worked as a salesperson in the sales office.

Six months ago, he sold a villa, but he never received his commission.

So Fang Xiu began to edit a message in the work group.

"I quit my job. I will come to the sales office this afternoon to settle the commission from last time."

After editing, he clicked send.

Fang Xiu's words were straightforward and did not have too much courtesy, like a naive and ignorant newcomer to the society, easily offending people.

But he didn't care, he was too lazy to deal with those social interactions, just for the sake of efficiency, he didn't want to waste time on this, he just wanted to solve these trivial matters as soon as possible and then go about his business.

As he sent the message, the group chat exploded.

Manager Wu went crazy, "Fang Xiu, what do you mean? Didn't I tell you last time that the commission will be paid at the end of the year? If you quit now, you won't get a penny of your commission!"

Fang Xiu casually scanned the messages and did not reply, but directly closed the group chat.

Then he rode a shared bike straight to Bai Liu Academy.

His home was far away from Bai Liu Academy, it would take two hours by bus, but he was in no hurry and planned to observe this city carefully.

Fang Xiu rode slowly, as if he was leisurely strolling, but his mind was focused on the strangeness around him.

As he rode further and further, he saw more and more bizarre things, each with its own uniqueness.

Gradually, he also discovered a pattern.

These entities are able to see humans, but humans cannot see them.

There are two types of these entities.

The first type is irrational and grotesque in appearance, only capable of crazed roaring or attacking humans around them, but they have no effect on their surroundings like air.

The second type is humanoid and can mimic the appearance of humans such as colleagues, classmates, and family members, chatting and talking to people even though humans cannot see or hear them.

Obviously, the protagonist's wife belongs to the second type of entity.

The second type of entity has a distinctive feature of being similar to humans, and sometimes even appearing as humans. They seem to be trying to integrate into the lives of humans, even though humans cannot see or hear them. It's like an outsider trying hard to stay by your side.

This makes the protagonist, Fang Xiu, very puzzled. Why do these entities persist in role-playing, even though they cannot affect reality?

Recalling his wife's behavior, Fang Xiu has a suspicion.

These entities are testing whether humans can see them, as they can attack if seen.

No!

Fang Xiu immediately rejected his own speculation.

Testing should only be one aspect. Normally, after testing whether humans can see them, these entities should move on to test others, as this would be the most efficient way.

However, after failing to be seen, Fang Xiu's wife did not leave.

Not only his wife, but Fang Xiu also saw many humanoid entities on his journey, all of whom were clinging to a person, desperately trying to talk to them even though that person could not hear them.

What could be the reason for this?

Suddenly, a chilling thought came to Fang Xiu's mind.

They are trying to assimilate into human life!

Yes!

It must be so!

Why does a wife engage in role-playing? If the intention of the anomalous beings is to test whether humans can perceive them, they could do so through intimidation or sudden appearances, rather than through role-playing.

Therefore, the only possibility is that they are attempting to assimilate into human life.

What is their purpose in doing so?

Let's start by looking at the outcome.

The purpose of the anomalous beings is clearly to eat humans, so everything they do is in preparation for this.

Could assimilating into human life help them better interact with humans?

The state of anomalous beings seems to be unreal, and when humans cannot see them, they are unreal as well. Only when both parties confirm that they can see each other, do the anomalous beings become real.

But why do they have to be seen?

Wait!

Perhaps hearing them is also sufficient.

One is able to see and hear anomalous beings, while others are unable to hear or see them.

Seeing and hearing both represent information.

Once the anomalous beings are certain that humans can receive their information, the two parties can then interact.

Therefore, the anomalous beings assimilate into human life in order for humans to perceive their existence.

Assimilating into human life will likely accelerate this process, otherwise the anomalous beings would not bother doing so.

At this point, Fang Huxuan suddenly realized that some people's hallucinations or visual distortions may not be illusions at all.

Some people may inadvertently hear someone calling their name or speaking, only to find that there is no one around, which may indicate that the anomalous beings are assimilating into their lives.

The higher the level of assimilation and the longer the time, the more likely humans will occasionally receive signals!

And as the number of signals received increases, the chances of the anomalous beings appearing will also increase!

Therefore, under no circumstances should you respond!