However, despite some regrets, everyone still listened seriously to Aviya's words.
Aviya continued, "That monster is formless and shadowless. We can only vaguely sense its presence, unable to do anything to it. Yet, frustratingly, that monster can have a massive impact on us and can monitor our every move at any time."
Saying this, Aviya couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.
"Our whole family has been transformed by that monster as if it were a game. Look at me, I've become this neither human nor ghostly figure. Although I'm not dead, it's truly torturous.
Of course, I've thought about resisting, but the monster can't be touched, and it likes to hide in my mother's body, controlling her flesh to torment us, and even masquerading as her to disgust us. Since it uses my mother's form, and with my father protecting it, all we could do was endure.
Nathan must have been driven beyond endurance to come up with such an extreme idea, but I can understand why he would think to do that. I too wish I could live like a normal person, go to school, make friends, worry about my own life, instead of helplessly wasting time here."
Upon hearing Aviya's story, the live stream's audience couldn't help but feel pity for the girl.
"Alas... a perfectly good family, turned into this. A girl's life completely ruined. It's all that damn Professor's fault!"
"Exactly! Damn it, why perform such rituals? Trying to resurrect his wife but ruining his own family. Xiao Yi did right to kill him!"
"So, this instance is actually a story of siblings rebelling against their parents. Now both siblings stand with Brother Xiao Yi, and this toughest instance is finally coming to an end."
However, unlike the others' outrage and sympathy, Xiao Yi was entirely different; his heart was without a ripple.
Xiao Yi was not interested in this story; it was all fake anyway.
From the point where Aviya mentioned her mother being resurrected, Xiao Yi lost interest, because that was impossible.
Xiao Yi was here to solve practical problems, not to listen to stories, and if he was listening, at least make it interesting like "Old Tang and Old Jie."
But then, kids' levels are limited like that, especially when they still believe in all those ghosts and goblins.
Being a mature adult with a high IQ, Xiao Yi naturally wouldn't take these children's babblings seriously.
While listening, Xiao Yi automatically filtered out those supernatural elements and drew what he believed to be a realistic scenario.
He figured Maria must have suddenly fallen seriously ill, and the kind Professor, in a move born of desperation, might have turned to superstitions, luckily, Maria got better in the end.
But after her recovery, she changed dramatically, becoming emotionally unstable and prone to violence, appearing to the children as though a monster controlled her.
Xiao Yi, considering this possibility, thought that the crux of the issue really lay with Maria.
Therefore, Xiao Yi asked Aviya:
"So, how do we solve this issue with your mother, or the monster, as you call her?"
Aviya didn't answer directly but suddenly said, "Nathan was actually harboring the intent to kill her, wasn't he? It's lucky that you stopped him, or it would have turned into a disaster."
"...Intent to kill?" Xiao Yi couldn't help touching the knife he held within his jacket.
Xiao Yi saw no issue with what Aviya said, but the audience in the live stream didn't agree.
"A disaster? Cannot Maria be killed?"
"Maybe killing Maria would unleash an even bigger, stronger monster that can't be reasoned with. It's good we asked here first, otherwise, it might really have ended in disaster."
"Lady Maria absolutely must not be killed; I'm still hoping Xiao Yi can fill the void of the love she lost."
"That first one, aren't you done yet?"
Aviya continued, "It's unsurprising, after being pushed to that extent, it's hard not to become deranged, harboring thoughts of fighting them. But that's not acceptable. I arrived here several years before Nathan, so I know much more than him.
He doesn't know one thing: the monster was summoned by the ritual but is also bound by our mother. Because of her wishes, we have been able to keep living. If Mother dies, the monster's only restraint would vanish, and then it could truly do whatever it wanted. By then, not to mention leaving this place, we would probably all die here."
"So, what then?" Xiao Yi asked.
"Let Nathan meet with Mother and talk," Aviya answered. "The only way to defeat that monster is to let him talk with our mother. If we can have Nathan awaken the will within our mother to battle the monster, suppress the monster's influence, we might have a chance."
Upon hearing this, the audience in the live room all couldn't help being taken aback.
"...Huh? Can it be that simple?"
"But between Nathan and Lady Maria, is there truly any mother-son relationship left? Having them talk... would that really work?"
"There definitely is one, after all, Miss Aviya said so herself, and she's the one officially designated to help, making her the most trustworthy."
Xiao Yi was somewhat speechless, "After all this fuss, it still boils down to talk therapy, huh?"
"Just like that, please let Nathan see his mother."
"Alright, alright, I got it."
Xiao Yi immediately stood up, ready to handle the matter.
...
Meanwhile, in the Lighthouse Country's live streaming room.
Although the Dragon Country People were fascinated by Xiao Yi and hadn't come to insult them, every Lighthouse Country person still had a look of dissatisfaction.
Because they were all watching the Dragon Country live stream.
They saw that Xiao Yi had almost reached the end of this instance, already abiding by rule nine, and he was really close to finishing.
While their own Professor Dick was still playing a game of cat and mouse with Hannibal!
The Lighthouse Country people could initially boast about the plot progress but now they had no leg to stand on!
The mere thought of someone surpassing Lighthouse Country was utterly unacceptable to them, especially if it was Dragon Country People!
Imagining Dragon Country People trampling over them sent a chill down every Lighthouse Country person's spine.
Yet right then, Professor Dick, their representative, began to spew criticisms.
Dick was still alive, albeit having practically died seven or eight times already.
However, as long as Lighthouse Country had living citizens, Dick could resurrect indefinitely due to his talent, meaning there was no instance he couldn't pass.
But having died so many times, the citizens of Lighthouse Country must have started to notice.
Dick didn't care though, since those factions in Lighthouse Country could manipulate the truth and hype for him. What Dick cared more about was his image in front of the people.
So, even in a battered state, Dick still flipped his hair, thinking he looked cool:
"Hannibal is indeed tricky, but I'm gradually getting the hang of this instance. I can definitely clear it; there won't be any problems."
Dick truly believed the people of Lighthouse Country would cheer for his performance.
However, the reality was entirely different.
Already feeling humiliated, the Lighthouse Country people, upon hearing Dick's words, couldn't help but start cursing in the live stream.
"Can you just shut the f**k up! You're practically ruining our noble Lighthouse Country's reputation, you f**king idiot!"
"I'm testing your mother! Useless piece of shit! Get the hell out of Lighthouse Country!"
Previously, when the Lighthouse Country people first went to mock in the Dragon Country live stream, they ended up being ruthlessly insulted instead.
Since they had never experienced the level of cursing from Dragon Country People, it was quite an eye-opener.
Dragon Country People even went as far as inventing many brilliant slang terms in Lighthouse Country's language to insult them.
Although the Lighthouse Country people were angry, they also began subconsciously using these slang terms.
After all, they were very effective in expressing their emotions more vividly and intensely.
This made the Lighthouse Country people feel humiliated.
After all, they couldn't accept that their own country's language was being used better by the Dragon Country People.
The Lighthouse Country people had initially maintained an advantage only because of Dragon Country's continuous failures, and now that they no longer had this advantage, they dared not think about the insults that would come their way.
That's why the Lighthouse Country people felt immense fear about Dragon Country People climbing over their heads.
But then again, Lighthouse Country's language wasn't their own creation anyway.
Oh right, neither was the land of Lighthouse Country.