Just as Lucas approached the second child, a little girl sitting quietly by herself, the system prompt rang in his ear once again.
> [System prompt: Player Lucas has triggered a hidden mission.]
[Hidden Mission: Provide correct guidance for Lily.]
[Reward: Unknown]
"Looks like… these three kids each trigger their own hidden mission," Lucas muttered under his breath.
Without hesitation, he spent another chunk of his points—he wasn't about to hold back. A creepy-looking doll appeared in his hands, as if summoned from thin air.
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> [Item Name: Annabelle Doll]
[Type: Children's Product]
[Quality: Ordinary]
[Attack Power: Unknown]
[Attributes: None]
[Note: This legendary demonic doll was known for causing chaos and fear in the 1970s. It can run, jump, and frighten people. Probably not the best gift for a child, but hey… who are we to judge?]
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Despite the sinister backstory, Lily's face lit up the moment she saw the doll. She snatched it up with joy, clutching it like she'd found buried treasure.
"Thank you, big brother! This doll is way cuter than mine!"
> [Lily from Angel Orphanage: Danger Level - Intermediate]
Lucas beamed warmly. "As long as you like it."
> [Hidden mission awaiting evaluation...]
[System prompt: Mission complete.]
[Player Lucas has successfully guided Lily and completed the hidden mission.]
[Reward: Lily's Admiration]
---
Before he could catch his breath, the system chimed again.
> [System prompt: Player Lucas has triggered a hidden mission.]
[Hidden Mission: Provide correct guidance for Ellie.]
[Reward: Unknown]
Lucas squatted down before Ellie, a girl with a strangely calm demeanor. Her bright eyes masked something deeper—something darker.
He spoke in a low, probing voice. "You say you like Daniel... but in truth, you're happy he's gone, aren't you?"
In the twisted environment of Angel Orphanage, pleasing the senior staff meant survival. These weren't normal children—they were twisted by necessity, by survival, by manipulation.
The more "normal" Ellie seemed, the more off she actually was.
Unlike the other kids, Ellie was a master at pretending. She had built a carefully constructed mask, but Lucas wasn't buying it.
Her sweet smile began to falter.
Lucas calmly reached into his jacket and slowly pulled out a kitchen knife. He let just the tip of the blade peek out.
"If you were hallucinating," Lucas said softly, "you wouldn't just see Daniel's death… you'd see this knife too."
The blade still bore permanent blood stains, so old and ingrained they couldn't be scrubbed away.
Ellie's gaze dropped to the knife—her body tensed. Her eyes slowly widened.
"Don't worry," Lucas continued with a calm, chilling smile, "I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to tell you this— never tolerate someone you truly hate."
Something changed in her expression. A flicker of clarity shone through. It was like a fog that had clouded her for years suddenly parted, revealing a sliver of sky.
> [Ellie from Angel Orphanage: Danger Level - Intermediate]
[Ellie from Angel Orphanage: Danger Level approaching advanced stage]
> [Hidden mission awaiting evaluation...]
[System prompt: Mission complete.]
[Player Lucas has successfully guided Ellie and completed the hidden mission.]
[Reward: Ellie's Worship]
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Three hidden missions. Three completions.
Across the livestream screen, chat exploded like a volcano erupting.
> "Damn, brothers! He's on fire!"
"Did the system seriously hand Lucas three hidden mission rewards for free?"
"Look closer. Not one of those tasks was easy. Anyone else would've failed all three!"
"I think the system was trying to increase difficulty… but instead, Lucas steamrolled through them."
Some viewers debated the fairness.
> "Systems don't have intentions. These missions were likely hard-coded for those three kids. Lucas just happened to complete them all."
But others didn't care for speculation.
> "Is that really important? NO! What matters is—Lucas is a damn legend!!"
In just a short window, Lucas had completed three consecutive hidden missions—a feat no one had seen before. The impact was immediate.
> [384,681 viewers are now watching Supernova Player Lucas's livestream.]
[314,978 viewers have sent gifts, generating a total of 314,978 points.]
[Player Lucas's livestream popularity is now ranked third in the entire instance.]
[He is 270,000 hotness points away from second place. Keep up the momentum!]
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During the lunch break, the team captain approached Lucas with curiosity etched across his face.
"What did you say to Ellie to get her to calm down so quickly?"
Lucas gave a vague smile. "I just… explained things to her."
The captain nodded seriously. "We're adults, and kids still listen when we reason with them."
He made a mental note: "Use reasoning to deal with kids."
What he didn't expect was that this goofy-looking young man actually knew how to deal with children so well.
Just then, Sister Natalie came running over, flanked by several anxious teammates.
"Captain! We've got a problem!"
The captain's expression turned grim. "What happened?"
Natalie took a deep breath, trying to control her panic.
"Two of our teammates… they're being kicked out by the dean. They didn't complete their assigned work!"
The words had barely left her mouth when the system alert rang out across all players' ears.
> [System prompt: Player Chloe and Player Caleb have been expelled from the orphanage and eliminated.]
[Current instance players remaining: 8/10]
Expelled... meant death.
The room fell into a heavy, cold silence.
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