The sharp Ice Cone pierced through the throat and hit the ground.
A hole the size of a walnut appeared on the neck, blood gushing out profusely.
He Tiantian profoundly experienced that intense pain, clearly feeling her life force rapidly draining with the blood.
Somewhat taken aback, somewhat in disbelief, yet with an unmistakably lucid awareness.
So, this is what death feels like.
The burly body collapsed on the ground with a loud thud; the once formidable "Demon Lord of Mayhem" had completely lost its vigor.
"Ding! The writer encountered an abnormal death, mission failed, deducting 1 point!"
At the moment her Divine Soul was torn from her body, a familiar mechanical voice echoed in the depths of He Tiantian’s sea of consciousness.
He Tiantian’s Divine Soul returned to the Dian Niang Book Library space.
"Ah, Tiantian, are you alright?"
Student Xiao D was very nervous; it had not anticipated that the attack would be fatal from the onset, nor had it expected that He Tiantian, who had completed several missions smoothly, would be so easily killed.
Of course, Tiantian couldn’t be blamed for this; such an inescapable death trap would have been impossible for anyone to avoid.
It should be noted that the mission’s difficulty level was three stars, and several writers had already failed.
They had all fallen at the very first hurdle, some even suffering from PTSD, choosing to spend double the points for a different mission rather than going through the same ordeal again.
Death is a massive shock for an ordinary person; those who have died once would find it incredibly hard to bravely face the same deadly predicament again.
This isn’t just playing a game or engaging in an extreme challenge—it’s real death.
The physical pain is only secondary; what’s crucial is the destruction of the spirit and the psyche, brutal and despair-inducing.
After being in a daze for quite a while, He Tiantian finally came around.
"Death, so this is what it feels like!"
He Tiantian muttered to herself, her expression still somewhat dazed.
Student Xiao D was worried that He Tiantian might also end up with PTSD or struggle to accept that she, Always Win, could actually fail and be deeply affected by it.
It quickly reassured her, "Tiantian, you’re not the first one."
He Tiantian was startled, "What? What did you say?"
She was still somewhat out of it, the impact of "death" having been too great.
Living 17 years in reality, and then several hundred years in the novel world, this was the first time He Tiantian had been killed by someone.
"I mean, four writers have already failed this mission, one of whom was a three-star writer."
Student Xiao D patiently explained.
Even a three-star writer had fallen in this novel world, not to mention He Tiantian.
He Tiantian was just a newly signed One-star Writer.
The difficulty of leapfrogging two levels was an enormous challenge for He Tiantian.
But, Student Xiao D’s words did not comfort He Tiantian.
She shook her head slightly, "No, it’s my fault, I was too careless!"
Her previous missions had gone too smoothly, leading to her becoming overconfident.
There had been a mission during which Student Xiao D had mentioned the possibility of encountering abnormal death in the mission world.
That is to say, not all the scripts in the Dian Niang Book Library were sweet or designed for Xiao Bai; there were many dangerous scenarios.
The moment she time-traveled into the novel world, He Tiantian was no longer a painless, unfeeling Divine Soul but a person of flesh and blood.
Injury meant pain; it meant bleeding.
Being stabbed in the throat meant death.
Not just a character in a game, but real death.
The only relief was that abnormal death in the novel world wasn’t forever, not a total disappearance.
He Tiantian still had the chance to start over.
Nevertheless, the feeling of death was terrifying.
He Tiantian believed that she would remember it for a very long time to come.
No matter how smoothly and perfectly she had completed past missions, she should still be cautious and prepared for the next one.
He Tiantian, suppressing the fear deep inside her, recalled the scene just moments before.
Though the killing move was incredibly fast, it wasn’t impossible to counter.
He Tiantian pondered carefully; if she were to enter again, to face such a situation again, how she should respond.
"Tiantian? You... you’re really okay?"
Seeing He Tiantian mumble a few words then retreat back into a dazed and stunned state, Student Xiao D couldn’t help but start worrying deep within its core.
"Don’t worry, I’m fine!"
After a good while, He Tiantian finally cracked a smile.
She turned to Student Xiao D, saying earnestly, "Student Xiao D, I want to enter the novel world again!"