Xiao Huai approached Hui Yulian. “So, when you asked about my identity in the cafeteria, it wasn’t just because that god made you suspicious of me.
You also knew you were likely to have teammates, because your mission is actually harder than you just told me, right?”
For fairness in the game, it was impossible for a werewolf to face so many enemies alone.
Unless her strength really matched up.
Hui Yulian's pupils constricted, and her body trembled slightly. Her hands clenched into fists, and her jaw tightened as if she were enduring some unspoken pressure and anxiety.
“How much truth can you get from a werewolf's mouth? Ha.” Xiao Huai turned his back to her and looked at the sky. “This game is slowly becoming interesting, but—”
Xiao Huai tilted his head slightly, glancing at Hui Yulian. “Miss Werewolf, no matter whether you have companions or not, you need to be careful from now on. After all, the resentment of those three isn’t small; watch out for the backlash.”
After he finished speaking, he stretched lazily and left the classroom, not caring how many gazes were on his back.
The new players were still a bit confused, but the veteran players felt a chill run down their spines.
If the game dungeon had identity cards assigned, as Xiao Huai said, then the things to be wary of were more than just the game rules.
The overweight boy beside him couldn't help but curse, “Damn it, how can a first-level dungeon turn into this? So damn unlucky!”
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Day Three.
A night passed, unexpectedly for everyone.
Hui Yulian was dead.
She was found dead in the dormitory bathroom stall, with a bloody white teddy bear placed in front of the mirror.
However, there were no wounds on Hui Yulian's body. The state of her death resembled someone who had been… scared to death.
Early in the morning, the girls in Hui Yulian’s dormitory screamed in shock, and soon a large number of players were summoned to her dormitory.
Xiao Huai’s eyes had dark circles; it seemed he hadn’t slept well the previous night. By the time he arrived at Hui Yulian’s dormitory, many people were already inside.
When people noticed Xiao Huai coming, they voluntarily made way for him.
He didn’t refuse and went straight to the front, where he saw Hui Yulian’s corpse and the doll placed in front of the mirror.
The corpse lay on the cold floor, her face twisted in terror, fear frozen in her final expression. Her eyes were empty and frightened, her mouth slightly ajar.
When a person is scared to death, blood rushes to the heart, causing heart failure, accompanied by immense pain and terror, which is why Hui Yulian’s expression was so hideous.
Xiao Huai crouched down and discovered a broken red finger on Hui Yulian, inscribed with an ancient character.
There were no signs of damage on Hui Yulian’s corpse, so this finger was most likely a prop.
[Red Finger] Item Description: A one-time summoning prop. Write the cursed name to summon the red-dressed ghost to claim a life.
Note: Don’t provoke women in red; they become the most powerful ghosts after death.
He quietly pocketed the finger and stood up to approach the doll.
As soon as his fingertip touched the doll, it made rustling sounds.
Xiao Huai whispered, “Who has a knife?”
A fruit knife sold for 300 survival coins in the system mall, and he began to envy Ning Gaoqiang for having brought a dagger.
Among all the players, only Ning Gaoqiang had shown a dagger.
Ning Gaoqiang happened to be standing in the middle of the crowd. Pressured by the gazes of the players, he impatiently took a dagger out of his pocket and handed it to Xiao Huai.
“Just remember to return it.”
Xiao Huai took the dagger, and before anyone else could react, he already sliced open the doll’s body.
Ning Gaoqiang was about to yell a few curses.
In an instant, a large amount of white rice spilled out of the teddy bear’s body.
It made a rustling sound as it hit the ground, causing the players to widen their eyes and stare at the rice covering the floor.
Xiao Huai tossed the dagger into the air, almost stabbing Ning Gaoqiang in the foot, which made him weaken in the legs.
However, when he saw Xiao Huai’s cold gaze, he didn’t dare to say anything else.
After all, he did give the dagger back.
Pan Qing, on the edge of the crowd, thought of an urban legend when he saw the teddy bear.
He realized that what Xiao Huai said indicated they had reached a consensus on this matter.
“She played hide-and-seek and was then killed by the rules.”
As soon as Xiao Huai’s voice fell, a few girls from Hui Yulian’s dormitory started questioning him.
“That’s impossible. After you discovered Hui Yulian's identity yesterday, you told us to keep a close eye on her. She stayed in the dorm all night, and we didn’t bother her. How could she possibly play hide-and-seek? How can someone play hide-and-seek alone?”
Pan Qing stepped forward. “No, a person can also play hide-and-seek. Haven’t you heard of the urban legend called ‘Hide-and-Seek Alone’?
The ghost is that doll.
Some say that playing hide-and-seek alone is more like a ‘curse,’ and the cursed target is the player themselves.”
As Pan Qing explained what “Hide-and-Seek Alone” was, he squatted down and rummaged through the pile of rice.
Eventually, he pulled out a strand of hair.
Hair is common in the girls' bathroom, but finding a strand of hair in a pile of rice is unusual.
Pan Qing noticed the strand of hair in Xiao Huai’s hand and his eyes lit up. “Yes! According to legend, if you place a body part inside the doll, it becomes a substitute for the player.”
At this moment, Hu Jiang timidly spoke up, “But why would Hui Yulian want to play hide-and-seek by herself?”
Xiao Huai looked up at Hu Jiang. “Just because there’s a hair inside doesn’t mean she was the one who wanted to play hide-and-seek. If I wanted to curse someone, it would be easy to secretly take one of her hairs.
It’s even easier to collect a girl’s hair; they shed more than boys.”
Compared to boys, it was much easier for her dorm mates to obtain Hui Yulian’s hair.
The seeds of suspicion began to sprout, devouring the fundamental trust between people.
“What are you looking at me for? How could I possibly know how to make a doll?”
“Me? You suspect me? I’m not the only one who disliked Hui Yulian. Why should you suspect me?”
…
Suddenly, the dormitory became noisy.
People began to suspect each other, question each other, and explain; the more they explained, the darker it became.
Xiao Huai closed his eyes, slightly furrowing his brows.
He clicked his tongue, “It seems the killer has achieved their purpose.”
Xiao Huai’s sudden voice reached everyone’s ears, and the dormitory fell silent again.
“Besides Hui Yulian, there is likely one, two, or three players among us with identity cards. They are more clever and understand how to hide their identities better than Hui Yulian.
They also know how to make this game more interesting.
Unfortunately, I didn’t join them; I’m just an ordinary civilian player. If you want to keep arguing, feel free to continue; after all, once you die, no one will be there to collect your bodies.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a plump woman suddenly appeared at the doorway, smiling and drooling as she approached the crowd, saying cheerfully,
“If you don’t have anything to eat, I’ll just take it, okay?”
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