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Compared to the creature inside the glass coffin, the exquisitely crafted wax figures displayed throughout the museum suddenly looked cheap and lifeless—like mass-produced souvenirs sold to tourists.
And since Bai Liu had always held a deep appreciation for anything that looked expensive, he stepped closer to examine the placard beside the exhibit.
[Siren. Captured during a collective fishing event in Siren Town on XX/XX/XXXX.
After verification by multiple research institutions, no signs of artificial modification were discovered. The specimen is believed to be a naturally evolved rare marine organism.]
[...The specimen had already entered a skeletal state when discovered. It was preserved in solidifying fluid and placed within the central exhibition hall of the Siren Wax Museum for public viewing.]
A very dangerous monster, Bai Liu concluded immediately.
As he lowered his gaze to continue reading, the fingers of the merman inside the cabinet twitched ever so slightly.
At the same instant, the coin hanging against Bai Liu’s chest began vibrating violently.
Blood-red system windows exploded across his vision one after another, layering over each other like a malfunctioning interface.
[“Siren Town Monster Book” Updated — Siren King (2/4)]
[Monster Name: Siren King]
[Weakness: None
(Players are not required to explore this monster’s weaknesses.)]
[Attack Method: ???]
[You have triggered a wandering God-level NPC — Siren King.]
[“Siren Town” survival rate recalculating...
Original clear rate: 51%
Current estimated clear rate: ??%]
[WARNING.]
[This NPC possesses extreme danger levels and currently has no confirmed weaknesses.]
[Once the Siren King enters an active slaughter state, players will lose all escape methods.]
[Recommended Action: Advance the main storyline immediately and escape Siren Town before the Siren King awakens.]
[Estimated awakening time remaining: 1 day.]
Bai Liu raised an eyebrow slightly.
...Had he stumbled into something extraordinary?
While Bai Liu calmly studied the warning panels and considered his next move, the veteran spectator standing in front of the Central Hall screens nearly lost his mind.
Wang Shun had spent years in the Central Lobby as a full-time “cloud player,” rarely entering games himself. Most of his time was spent gathering information for the guild he belonged to.
And in all his years watching streams—
this was the first time he had ever seen a God-level wandering NPC appear live.
Wang Shun stared blankly at Bai Liu’s screen before speaking in disbelief.
“...No way.”
“That’s a wandering God-level NPC, isn’t it?”
“What kind of cursed luck does this rookie have?!”
Within the system existed countless horror game instances, each functioning as an independent world with its own monsters, rules, and NPCs.
Normally, the instances never intersected.
Players entered one game at a time.
No crossover.
No interference.
No exceptions.
Until the wandering NPCs appeared.
Nobody knew where they came from.
These entities could invade different game instances at random, attaching themselves to existing monsters and transforming them into catastrophically powerful God-level entities.
The moment they appeared, game balance effectively collapsed.
Entire player teams were often wiped out before viewers even understood what had happened.
The trigger rate itself was absurdly low.
Wang Shun had watched streams for years without seeing one even once.
Which was exactly why the appearance of a wandering God-level NPC carried such terrifying weight.
Information about them was priceless.
If he could collect enough footage and data, guilds would pay enormous amounts of points for it.
Wang Shun instantly straightened.
He wasn’t leaving this screen today.
What confused him most, however, was the placement.
A stream involving a God-level NPC should have been dominating the central display area immediately.
Instead, Bai Liu’s screen sat near the outer edge of the hall.
“If this isn’t a system bug, then what is?” Wang Shun muttered.
“This player’s performance is excellent too... He’s almost completed the first Monster Book entry, and after triggering a God-level NPC, he’s still completely calm...”
He opened Bai Liu’s player profile mid-sentence.
Then froze.
“...Wait.”
“...This is his first game?”
[Forum Thread — Anyone watching the rookie who just got promoted to the Central Hall screens?]
1L: Promoted during his first game? Not bad.
2L: Doesn’t matter. His luck is terrible. He triggered a wandering God-level NPC. This is probably the last stream of his life.
3L: He played extremely well earlier though. He might survive.
4L: People still calling it a “wandering NPC” instead of what it really is—a system bug? Every time this thing appears, the players get wiped. There’s no counterplay at all.
5L: Shame. I thought he might challenge the Siren Town point record. His deductions are insanely sharp.
6L: God Mu still holds that record, right? Over 1,300 points without donations. God Mu’s ranked fourth on the Nightmare Rising Star leaderboard now. This rookie’s nowhere near that level.
7L: Honestly, he’s pretty handsome too. If he survives, he could probably make the High-Beauty Player rankings.
8L: Bullshit. Those rankings prioritize skill first. A pretty face alone means nothing. He’s dead this round.
[1 new like received.]
[416 new bookmarks received.]
[0 donations received.]
[512 new viewers entered the stream.]
[Warning: Like growth rate is abnormally low.]
[Player Bai Liu’s temporary promotion slot is nearing expiration.]
Bai Liu, of course, knew nothing about any of this.
His attention remained fixed entirely on the merman suspended inside the glass coffin.
There was no ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) doubt this creature was the true final boss of the game.
And according to the system itself, players possessed no viable method of escaping once it awakened.
Death was inevitable.
Bai Liu disliked that feeling.
Absolute suppression always irritated him.
Still, if the game had explicitly stated it, then there probably wasn’t much he could do against the creature directly.
At least—
not yet.
Before it awakened, however, the Siren King might still prove useful.
Bai Liu rubbed his chin thoughtfully, already considering how to profit from it.
If the audience outside had heard his thoughts, they probably would have called him suicidal.
Unfortunately, Bai Liu himself lacked the common sense to be afraid.
To him, the Siren King was simply another monster NPC.
A stronger one.
A more difficult one.
But still manageable.
After all, in Bai Liu’s understanding of games, there was no such thing as an unbeatable boss.
As long as the game itself wasn’t broken, every enemy should possess a method of clearance.
Even overwhelmingly powerful monsters were no exception.
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was that the wandering God-level NPCs were widely considered the system’s greatest bug.
They remained inside the wax museum until evening.
When the driver finally arrived to pick them up, the curator bid them farewell in a decayed, rasping voice filled with eerie delight.
“It has been a very long time since Siren Town held a merman fishing ceremony on this scale...”
“After tonight...”
“...the museum will finally gain a new wax figure.”
His empty eye sockets slowly turned toward Bai Liu.
“I wish you all a pleasant evening.”
