I Attacked Because I was Afraid of Death

IABIWAOD-CHAPTER 26.3

Arc I: Novice village

Chapter 26.3: The system's conspiracy-Part 1 (3)

Chi Xin went to Jiang Congyun's room first and was surprised to not find the girl there. She looked carefully everywhere and even opened the closet but really couldn't find anyone.
Where was the heroine?
Subtle panic surged and she stood at the door for a long time, her brows furrowed. She felt that the plot was diverging again, like when they had faced the Zombie King last time.

Chi Xin had no idea about Jiang Congyun's whereabouts and she didn't dare to leave too far to look for her. She went to Jing Xiubai's door instead, full of doubts.
In front of the locked door, she took her silencer blankly and shot at it. She was going to hurt the heroine anyway, she didn't have to worry about damaging their property.

Jing Xiubai's room was exactly the same as it had been just before, only perhaps even more clustered, and filled with a strong smell of medicine. Thanks to that, Chi Xin didn't need much effort to find the one he had made for Jiang Congyun.
Just like in the movie, the medicine bottle was filled with transparent liquid. It was barely visible and only the person who had made it would know how precious this was.

Chi Xin carefully controlled her strength; it was still too early to break the bottle now, she had to wait for the protagonist group. But as she looked at it, struggle and hesitation flashed in her eyes.
Did she really have to break it?

Jiang Congyun had not died in the movie despite this incident but she had been weak for a while and the whole group had been in danger many times because of this. But now, the plot had slightly changed and not everything followed what she had seen. If she broke the bottle now, would the future be affected? Could Jiang Congyun... die because of that?
Chi Xin's breathing sped up and she kept looking at the bottle anxiously.

She didn't know how long she stood in the middle of the room with the medicine in her hand but soon enough, the sunlight shining through the window changed from bright to a bloody red.
[They are coming back. Hurry up and smash it.]
Chi Xin woke up from her contemplation and a hint of contempt appeared on her face: "Aren't you pretending to be dead?"
The system was silent for a while: [The host does not listen to me and forcefully tries to change the plot. This is not allowed.]
Chi Xin sneered: "Tell me, why are you so obsessed with this plot?"
[Only by following the plot can we control the situation and obtain the most trouble.]

Chi Xin seized the loophole right away: "So... the plot can be changed? Your so-called restrictions are only from your own design? What I have done or how I obtained the points have no effect whatsoever on this world itself?"
The system stayed silent and Chi Xin added: "You haven't told me what these trouble values are for and there are so many people on Earth, why did you choose me?
The system seemed to want to go offline again but replied: [Because of all the people watching the movie at that time, only your brain waves were consistent with this world.]
"What about the previous question, why don't you answer?" Chi Xin's sneer gradually disappeared and her whole person exuded intense coldness, "I just fainted when I saw the zombie on the screen, am I really dead?"
The system became silent again.

Chi Xin's heart beat violently; these questions brought her closer to the truth she had always wanted to know.
"After all, I did. With your help, I got the chance to be reborn." Her eyes flashed, "Or did you deliberately steal my consciousness out of my body because I was a suitable candidate?"
The system made a squeaking sound but said: [Host, you have escaped your original weak body and have gained a better appearance and incredible strength. Your goal is only to follow the plot and get trouble value, you didn't suffer from this transaction.]

There it was. What Chi Xin was wondering was finally answered. She closed her eyes tremblingly and the hand that held the bottle of medicine unconsciously began to exert force.
"You killed me because of the trouble value."
Her voice was colder than it had even been.
"As long as you give some benefits, the humans you bind should be grateful, shouldn't they? They would scramble to complete the tasks you issue, wouldn't they?"
The system hesitated and its tone became slightly more human: [From the system's point of view, you have gained far more than you have lost. The host just lost a body and got a new one. Why are you angry?]

Furious anger seized Chi Xin but she swallowed all the things she wanted to say. Amidst the anger, sorrow spread in her heart and almost suppressed it. Lost in her grief, she didn't even hear the footsteps getting closer to the door.
"I'm not angry." She whispered, "Why should I be angry at something like you?"

At the same time, a loud voice came from the corridor.
"I can't believe it! We really need to find Chi Xin to celebrate Jiang Congyun's recovery with her." Yu Xiang's words reached her clearly, "But nobody had seen the Goddess! She must be... Xiubai, what's wrong with your door?"

Chi Xin's slightly shaking hand was suddenly controlled by a strong force and her grip tightened. She was caught off guard and was not able to stop it and could only stare at the bottle shattering.
Bang.
The door she had damaged was slammed open and everybody could see Chi Xin's figure under the sunset's glow, her fist clenched and transparent liquid slowly dripping from it. The scene was magnificent but filled with inexplicable despair.

The noise outside suddenly stopped and Chi Xin glanced back indifferently at the protagonists.
"I'm sorry." She looked at her palm blankly, "I didn't mean to."