Chapter 201: Kitten's Claw Swipe

The man chuckled, his white long hair falling down, brushing Su Mian's earlobe; she felt an itch, his big hand gripping her shoulder and turning her around to face the dark corridor.

"Attention all passengers, there are five minutes left until the game ends."

"There's a person three steps straight ahead, go."

Su Mian nodded, walked three steps forward; her ears were sharp, she already heard the trembling breathing, and from that little sound she recognized the person.

Zhou Yunfeng.

"Who?!"

Zhou Yunfeng felt someone approaching him from ahead, he immediately stepped back; Su Mian listened to the source of the sound, gauged the height, and swiftly reached for his head.

Zhou Yunfeng reacted extremely fast, almost simultaneously shaking off her hand and stumbling backward to dodge.

But he panicked, his steps disordered, he knocked over the luggage rack beside him, producing a loud bang.

This disturbance left Su Mian unable to pinpoint his position; he was right ahead, but she couldn't quickly and firmly smear the man's forehead.

With her strength, she would soon be countered.

As Su Mian was thinking how to make Zhou Yunfeng make a sound, a hand reached out from behind the luggage rack, ruthlessly pulling out several of his hairs; his scream instantly echoed through the entire car.

"There are three minutes left until the game ends."

She confirmed the sound's source, then immediately took the opportunity to smear holy water on the man's forehead; the golden bowl in her hand vanished instantly, Su Mian quickly retreated and ran to the other end of the corridor, using her footsteps to confuse perception.

【Ding—Congratulations on transferring the plague.】

Su Mian breathed lightly, scratching her face.

It's a bit exciting, like the virus-spreading game we played as kids where you just tag someone to spread it; Su Mian couldn't run due to her condition, she'd never played before, but now she finds it somewhat interesting.

A group of people were openly and covertly competing here; Su Mian was reflecting on her recent actions, and only Gai Yin saw her expression and let out a silent laugh.

Upon Gai Yin's arrival, Su Mian wasn't surprised at all; instead she felt somewhat reassured, she glared at the darkness beside her and lowered her voice.

"What are you laughing at."

"Nothing much, I just learned that move from you, Teacher Yifening."

Su Mian hadn't yet processed what he said; thinking of Zhou Yunfeng's inexplicable scream, she tilted her head, as if someone had pulled her hair.

She instantly recalled that when the two of them went to Anvil Fortress, they rode in the same carriage, and Su Mian had also yanked out two of Gai Yin's hairs with great force.

The only difference was that Gai Yin didn't shout.

Su Mian awkwardly touched her nose, "Does it hurt?"

Gai Yin played with Su Mian's hair, "Just a kitten swiping its claws."

Here everything was peaceful, when suddenly a roar came from elsewhere.

"Who?! Is it you, Zhou Yunfeng? I fuck your stinking dog!"

Ruan Ruan could no longer hold back; she had been hiding there, whether found or not didn't matter, when suddenly a basin of water was splashed over her.

The system alert sounded, and she then realized the plague spreads by smearing the forehead—so what's the point of directly splashing water on her???

From her feeling, this person was quite tall, and she immediately guessed it was Zhou Yunfeng.

Zhou Yunfeng was also panicking, afraid the time would end, not caring about anything; feeling someone ahead, he just splashed them, since it's about the same as smearing and gives a slightly higher hit rate.

Su Mian enjoyed the spectacle without caring about the fuss; Zhou Yunfeng retreated toward the corridor, and she shouted ahead.

"He's here, right in front of me!"

Ruan Ruan's eyes reddened with anger, she directly splashed a bowl of water onto Zhou Yunfeng's face.

"Fuck!"

Zhou Yunfeng cursed, the golden bowl returned to his hand; he still wanted to splash back, but since everyone knew both their positions, he just splashed someone at random.

"There is one minute left until the game ends."

As he was about to turn around, he discovered the bowl in his hand was completely empty; when he felt inside, there was no water at all.

Zhou Yunfeng's head buzzed, his mind went blank.

"No, where's my water?! Where's my water?!"

He raged helplessly, urging the system in his heart, but the system responded with a cold mechanical tone.

【Sorry, you have used up all the holy water.】

【Sorry, you have used up all the holy water.】

Self-inflicted misfortune cannot be survived; each person only has one bowl, once splashed it's gone—if everyone did that, it would be intolerable; the rule isn't stupid, a little thought shows why one would have a bowl and only be allowed to smear.

He screamed, running wildly inside the car like a mad dog biting everywhere, yet he could only stare helplessly.

"Game over, congratulations to the three players who passed the assessment; please proceed to the next car."

As the words fell, the car door opened, but Zhou Yunfeng began to feel off.

He scratched his body, his face twisted.

"So hot, so hot..."

His voice sounded hoarse, like a metal sheet scorched by fire.

He began to tear off his clothes violently and panic-stricken, the fabric ripped and fell to the ground; the next second, a sweet, foul odor filled the air.

Su Mian's eyes were instantly covered, and Zhou Yunfeng's wail reached her ears.

His steps staggered, he bumped into a seat, his knees hit the ground, blisters rose in the darkness, swelling and expanding until transparent, his face began to swell, his features stretched out of shape.

"Save... save me..."

Before he could finish speaking, a gurgling came from his throat, his whole body turned into a pool of blood, steaming, slowly spreading.

The broadcast coldly sounded again:

"The plague has been eradicated."

Ruan Ruan had the foresight to cover her eyes when the lights came on, and upon hearing the screams she hurriedly ran to the next car.

Wang Yan glanced at Su Mian, a flicker of unwillingness flashing in her eyes, and also headed toward the next car.

At night, the girl wearing pajamas slowly got off the bed, walked toward other rooms, and then came to the place where Wei Xiaowei died.

Su Mian held several pieces of clothing in her hand, gestured against the glass emitting red light, and her eyes lit up.

The clothes she held were Wei Xiaowei's and Zhou Yunfeng's pajamas; Wei Xiaowei's pajamas were pink, Zhou Yunfeng's were dark blue; under the red light, the colors reflected by the glass were different.

Although the photo was blurry, taking it again would reveal the subtle difference.

The photo of Wei Xiaowei's pajamas came out reddish because the pink pajamas reflected the red light, while Zhou Yunfeng's pajamas appeared almost black because they absorbed the red light.

The glass itself also reflects some ambient light, and the clothing itself is dark; when the photos are edited into black-and-white images, different colors, through reflecting or absorbing the light source, show completely different degrees of black, white, and gray.

Combined with the last photo taken on Wei Xiaowei's Spirit Communication Phone, it can be confirmed that the clothing color in the photo basically matches that of Zhou Yunfeng's pajamas.

So, everything was Zhou Yunfeng's own self-directed and self-performed act.

He killed Wei Xiaowei, then staged this whole act, making others think Wei Xiaowei panicked excessively, triggered an anomaly, and died at the hands of the "Ghost," so no one investigated him.