Chapter 129: Number of Survivors

Another visitor knocked on the door, constantly interrupting Wen Xishu's original rhythm.

Wen Xishu went to the peephole and once again peered at the person outside through it.

This time, the person outside was wearing a police uniform.

At this moment, the television lit up, and the image on it showed police officers subduing a criminal.

【Is there any sin in your house? If you believe you have absolutely committed no crime, then you may invite the police into your house. Although they have been corrupted, their strong sense of responsibility still makes them hate evil with a passion, but... they hate evil a bit too excessively. They will clean out the sin in your house.】

【If you are a vulnerable person, you can even ask for a few bullets.】

"Hello, I received a call saying there is a situation in your house. May I come in to inspect?" the police officer said very politely.

Wen Xishu noticed that the rule supplement provided by the television this time was exceptionally long.

They have already been corrupted.

The word "corrupted" made Wen Xishu feel that perhaps there was more to it than met the eye.

"It seems the officer outside is already one of 'them'... but just like the delivery person and the homeless man, they belong to the category of functional monsters."

"The officer will clean up all sin... in other words, if I open the door now, as long as I haven't committed a crime, the officer can directly clear out any potential criminals in my house..."

Wen Xishu did not dare to open the door.

Because not long ago, he had taken in the 'god-waiting girl' Takahashi Mariko.

He was not sure if Takahashi Mariko was over eighteen. At the same time, he was also not sure if his act of beating up Tetsuya Fukang Zheli counted as a crime.

"The hint says the police hate evil too much... the explanation for this sentence should mean that the police amplify any sin to the extreme, the kind that is so righteous it becomes evil."

Although Wen Xishu really wanted to open the door... considering the police's rule description was too bizarre, he still did not dare to open it.

However, Wen Xishu did not let the police go:

"There is no problem in my house."

"But we received a report. Open the door. Otherwise, your charge will be refusing to cooperate with an investigation," the police officer said.

"Evidence? I have to cooperate just because of a report? I suspect... no, I reasonably believe that the person who reported me is slandering me. I suggest you, Officer, shoot them immediately."

The police officer was silent.

Wen Xishu originally thought the police officer would continue to argue with him, but the next second, the officer looked up:

"You are right. They are guilty."

And so, the police officer turned to leave.

Wen Xishu was shocked; sure enough, they were so righteous it was evil.

But Wen Xishu suddenly called out to the police officer:

"Wait, before you leave, can you give me a few bullets? You know, I am a vulnerable person."

The police officer stopped in their tracks.

Based on the rule 【If you are a vulnerable person, you can even ask for a few bullets.】, Wen Xishu intended to give it a try.

But the police officer looked toward the peephole, and after about ten seconds, shook their head:

"You are not vulnerable enough."

They then prepared to leave again.

Wen Xishu thought to himself, this isn't vulnerable? There are two monsters living in the house, one wants to do me in, the other also wants to do me in, I am shivering and struggling to survive, and this isn't vulnerable?

But it seemed the police officer indeed possessed some kind of special ability to judge certain things.

In any case...

Wen Xishu did not meet the standard of a vulnerable person in the eyes of the police. This made Wen Xishu very dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to accept it.

"Wait again, as a law-abiding citizen, can I know if there are any special cases recently?"

The police officer perhaps knew the "plot."

Up to this point, Wen Xishu had not yet pieced together the plot. These forty-two floors of strangeness were emerging one after another, and he hadn't even had time to explore.

This was a very critical question.

If Wen Xishu did not ask, he would very likely miss a lot of information.

The police officer stopped, and after remaining silent for a good while:

"We cannot tell you the details of the cases."

"However, you need to be on guard against... the clever and polite serial killer, the woman who spreads diseases by sleeping around, the gourmet who pursues extreme ingredients, the delivery person who steals in the name of delivery, the homeless man who parasitizes in the name of recycling stolen goods, the doctor who performs harmful experiments in the name of saving lives, and the host who domesticates others in the name of loving animals."

Wen Xishu had a bad premonition:

"Anything else?"

The police officer suddenly turned back, wearing a strange, stiff smile as they said:

"The evil cop who enjoys violence in the name of stopping crime. You must be careful of them, be careful of them, be careful of them."

They repeated it several times.

Wen Xishu suddenly understood...

All functional roles had "imitators." It wasn't just the homeless man and the delivery person who had fakes... the police had fakes too.

The clever and polite serial killer... was it Tetsuya Fukang Zheli?

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's first impression on Wen Xishu was that he was refined, and his face behind his glasses was quite delicate.

But Tetsuya Fukang Zheli... had appeared several times.

Did this imply something? Was this Tetsuya Fukang Zheli a schizophrenic serial killer?

Also, could the woman who spreads diseases by sleeping around be Mariko?

Good heavens, not a single one of them was a good person.

Wen Xishu discovered that he had actually already seen quite a few people.

But the gourmet who pursues extreme ingredients, the doctor who performs horrific experiments, and the host who domesticates others... had not appeared yet.

There were simply too many of these perverted characters.

Wen Xishu found it hard to imagine how a normal person could survive in this area.

After the police officer left, Wen Xishu checked through the peephole again and found no one else. After taking a deep breath to adjust his mood, he went to Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's side.

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli was somewhat afraid of Wen Xishu.

Without a doubt, he only wanted to lay low now, lay low until his incubation period ended, and then eat Wen Xishu.

"Zheli, you are a good person, but I am not. You saw it too, the officer just now was sent away by me."

"Now, for a short time, no one will bother us. I can do whatever I want to you right now."

This line... why did it feel so familiar?

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli recalled that it really sounded like something he would say to others.

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli said tremblingly at this moment:

"Killing me... won't do you any good."

Wen Xishu continued:

"Rest assured, I'm not a pervert. How about I let Mariko serve you?"

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's fear deepened. Clearly, in the timeline of the Mysterious Tower, many strange creatures had some awareness of each other's experiences.

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli was naturally very resistant to such a thing, and at the same time, he was surprised that Wen Xishu would say such NTR-style words.

Wen Xishu said:

"You don't want to be entangled by Mariko either, right? Then tell me about the situation outside. You said the outside is a maze; what exactly is going on?"

"Remember, I completely believe you are a human. Whoever says you aren't human, I will beat them to death, including yourself."

Wen Xishu took a step ahead to block any little tricks Tetsuya Fukang Zheli might play.

For example, using certain past events to imply that the real Tetsuya Fukang Zheli was already dead.

Without a doubt, Wen Xishu already knew this information.

He was just very curious about what the situation in Kashima was like now.

"Outside... the outside is a maze. All of us are trapped in the maze. Every time we pass a corner, it might lead to us suddenly ending up in another part of the island."

"The space isn't as normal as it appears visually... only the houses, only inside everyone's house, is everything normal."

"Leaving the house means accepting the baptism of the rules. Also... exploring the maze at night, the strange existences will be more easily guided by the maze to houses where people live..."

Wen Xishu was very satisfied with Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's attitude.

The maze was very complex, but precisely because it was complex, it resulted in real humans actually having room to survive.

What kind of road is the hardest to survive on when encountering monsters? A dead end, of course. But now, you aren't sure where you will be teleported to after every corner.

The monsters aren't sure either, which also results in humans, if they are lucky enough... being able to survive the night outside.

Wen Xishu said again:

"Do you have any information about the gourmet?"

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli shook his head:

"I don't know."

Wen Xishu asked again:

"Do you have any information about the doctor?"

"I don't know."

"Do you have any information about the host?"

"I don't know."

Wen Xishu suddenly asked:

"Do you have any information about the clever and polite serial killer?"

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli wanted to show a smile again, that strange, extreme smile to provoke Wen Xishu.

But Wen Xishu slapped him across the face.

In an instant, Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's smile was corrected.

"I... I don't know."

The change in tone and the fluctuation of emotions made Wen Xishu almost certain that Tetsuya Fukang Zheli was that serial killer.

Wen Xishu began to sort out the clues:

"Everything outside is a maze. The living hide in some corner of the maze, hiding where the sun doesn't shine during the day, and starting to explore houses in the maze at night."

"Monsters are the same, but monsters have a characteristic: monsters are more likely to encounter houses where people live..."

"In other words, statistically speaking, monsters are more likely to visit me at night."

Wen Xishu actually had a bad premonition that there were probably no living people left on this island.

If that were true, and he had to survive here for seven days, he would really have to maintain high-intensity sanity. He couldn't afford any mistakes.

But looking at it from another angle...

If there were still living people on this island, then that person's ability must be very powerful.

Finding them, in the Slaughter Tower, or even in the real world in the future, might allow him to gain a powerful, recruitable ally.

"But those are all too far away. I have to survive tonight first."

Wen Xishu went to the sofa.

Now, in his eyes, Mariko was a biological weapon. He seemed to be able to imagine a reasonable reason for Mariko's death.

"If Mariko is that woman who spreads viruses by sleeping around... then her being dismembered was very likely the revenge of some man who had relations with her."

In this world, there really exist many strange people. The island nation is leading the world in focusing on the dark side. In their books, the descriptions of twisted human nature are very numerous, and they are all portrayed quite well.

"I slept from after ten in the morning until seven in the evening, so my sleep time is definitely enough..."

"The sensible thing to do tonight is that I cannot miss anyone knocking on the door, but it is also best not to open the door easily."

"Currently, I can use my relationship with Mariko to keep Tetsuya Fukang Zheli in check, achieving a short-term balance. This balance will be enough to help me hold out until the second night."

"It just depends on how deep the intimacy Mariko requests for the second time... will go."

Wen Xishu decided to chat with Mariko:

"Mariko, why did you appear here? Were you a Kashima local before?"

Mariko consciously leaned over, clutching Wen Xishu's arm. Wen Xishu really wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he had to give Mariko some hope.

So he let Mariko hold him.

"I was in Hujiang before, then I started traveling, hitching rides on other people's cars along the way, looking for various travel partners, and finally came to Kashima."

Wen Xishu could imagine how unlucky those car owners must have been, thinking they had picked up a bargain after having relations with Mariko along the way.

"Mariko, is there anything you can tell me about Kashima?"

"I'm not familiar with this place either, I just heard there is very delicious food here, and a very amazing gourmet, so I came."

"Then do you have any clues about that gourmet?"

"I'm not sure either, but it's said that after eating the food he makes, everyone becomes unusually happy and becomes younger. I also want to become younger; my body has some problems, and I thought maybe if I ate the gourmet food he makes, I could get better."

"Why not go to the hospital?"

"Because the doctors in the hospital... are very scary. Recently, many doctors have been stealing people's organs."

"The hospitals in Kashima? Why not try going to other hospitals?"

"Because I don't know if other doctors are in cahoots with that doctor."

Wen Xishu was speechless.

It seemed that the doctor who performed horrific experiments had a great reputation, great enough to make the public lose confidence in medical institutions?

Wen Xishu asked another question:

"Mariko, if a gourmet meal could make you younger, do you think you could afford to eat it?"

"I could... treat that chef as a god, and serve him. I could do anything."

Returning kindness with evil, huh.

Up to this point, Wen Xishu knew the situation of several "of them," but there were almost no clues about real people.

Wen Xishu asked again:

"Kashima, besides you and me, and Tetsuya Fukang Zheli next to me, are there any other real people?"

Mariko remained silent for a good while before saying:

"I don't know."

Wen Xishu felt that Mariko might know something, so he asked again:

"Think carefully, are there any other people or things in Kashima that left a deep impression on you?"

After thinking for a moment, Wen Xishu added:

"If you tell me, I will like you even more."

This sentence was indeed effective, and Mariko said:

"Kashima... has a monk, everyone hates him. He usually sponges off people for food and drink, and is called the Monk of Misfortune by people."

"Wherever he appears, bad things are bound to happen. He is the embodiment of evil on this Kashima. All the strange rules of Kashima are related to him."

Wen Xishu suddenly thought of the talismans pasted in the room; these talismans were clearly things that only people like monks, Taoists, or priests would make.

He immediately became interested:

"What do you mean? Tell me in detail, my good Mariko, you are becoming more and more adorable."

"Quick, tell me properly, why is this monk called the Monk of Misfortune by people?"

The monk was undoubtedly a key figure. Wen Xishu trusted his judgment.

The person the police officer didn't mention might be the most important one.

But Mariko really didn't know what else to say.

She shook her head:

"My dear God, let's sleep."

"Oh, I'm not sleepy yet."

Mariko looked at Wen Xishu with some resentment.

Wen Xishu looked at Tetsuya Fukang Zheli:

"Do you have any clues about this monk?"

"An outsider, a charlatan, sponging off people for food and drink, bringing misfortune. Because he always appears at the scenes of various disasters, people think he is collecting misfortune and is a guy who creates curses," Tetsuya Fukang Zheli clearly didn't have any good feelings toward this monk either.

Wen Xishu said:

"Anything else? Can you give me some different information? Are the talismans in this room the work of that monk?"

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli said:

"Perhaps. If it is his work, you must be careful. Maybe you will constantly attract monsters tonight, because his things only bring misfortune and sin."

"As for other things, I don't know. He is very mysterious, and people don't know much about him. Wherever he appears, there will be disasters. He is not a good person."

Mariko could keep Tetsuya Fukang Zheli in check...

The two of them actually didn't get along.

But Mariko and Tetsuya Fukang Zheli, these two somewhat perverted guys, both said in unison that the monk was no good.

A "non-good person" in the mouths of villains is either a great good person or even more evil.

It's just that I don't know which one that monk belongs to.

While Wen Xishu was pondering, a new visitor appeared.

Knock, knock, knock.

The sound of knocking on the door rang out.

A new choice, a new challenge, and new clues had appeared.

Wen Xishu adjusted his mental state and went to the door to observe through the peephole once again.

"Hello, can you let me stay for two nights, at most two nights? My dog is lost, and I will leave once I find my dog."

A heavily made-up woman. As the saying goes, scumbag men get perms, scumbag women get big waves.

This person was the 'big waves'. But they might not be a woman. They had a ribbon tied around their throat, and their voice was also relatively deep.

Wen Xishu first thought of existences like "drug-girl" or "cross-dresser."

Wen Xishu said:

"Take off your pants."

Although he had already guessed who this person might be, Wen Xishu still had to verify it.

However, the 'big waves' refused:

"You impolite guy, how can you use such a rude attitude toward me? That rule is meaningless; that rule is invalid for some monsters. My little darling, you don't think I would really take off my pants, do you?"

"But if you want to see, you can, wait until I slowly enter and teach you how to talk to me."

The strange creatures on the island knew the rules better than Wen Xishu. Wen Xishu guessed that this was the host the police officer mentioned.

This host... was a cross-dresser.

Honestly, with so many labels, plus an exceptionally gifted appearance, Wen Xishu could imagine that this guy would definitely be very popular in a place like the island nation, eating both men and women. Such gender characteristics, if put into the bunker, would also be a killer weapon.

Logically speaking, this was an existence the police officer warned to be wary of, plus he had already built a triangular balance tonight...

So Wen Xishu felt that he shouldn't invite the host in.

But every time he made a choice, when Wen Xishu faced this kind of taken-for-granted common-sense choice, he would ask himself...

If I don't choose this way, what will be the effect? Have I calculated all the possible influences the other party might bring?

Wen Xishu said:

"What is your profession?"

"A host at a pleasure house. My name is Sanshen Banzao. You can treat me as a host, or you can treat me as... a big sister. Be good, let big sister in, okay? I smell doggy inside."

Sanshen Banzao's eyes clearly carried provocation.

However, unlike the lust in Mariko's eyes, there was also a desire for conquest in Sanshen Banzao's eyes.

Mariko craved love in terms of fleshly desire, but Sanshen Banzao seemed to enjoy another kind, mental enslavement.

Wen Xishu said:

"What a pity, I only like 2D characters, I don't like 3D. There is no big sister here."

"Oh... how boring," Sanshen Banzao rolled their eyes.

Up to now, Wen Xishu was certain that Tetsuya Fukang Zheli tried to drive him crazy and tease him by using "multiple Tetsuya Fukang Zhelis."

But it failed.

Mariko tried to seduce him with beauty... but it also failed, and she was currently in a state of being kept in check and controlled by him.

These visitors perhaps all had their own desires. Once they entered the incubation period and disguised themselves as humans, they would also act strictly according to their own desires.

Wen Xishu guessed that the doctor, the host, and the cook all had their own desires.

Analyzing their desires might allow him to find a way to keep them in check with each other.

So at this very moment, Wen Xishu decided to be bold and not drive the host away:

"However... there is a man and a woman in my house. The woman is a love-brain, and as for the man, he hides many perverted desires in his heart, suppressed very deeply. If you have a way, you can try it on them."

"There is no dog in this house right now, but whether there is a way to find a dog, and whether there is a chance to take it away, depends on your ability."

Sanshen Banzao was clearly somewhat surprised, but at the same time very happy:

"Oh, what an interesting invitation, I will thank you."

The door opened.

The third "guest," Sanshen Banzao, appeared.

Wen Xishu took out his gun and set the rules for Sanshen Banzao as usual:

"Don't try to use your methods on me, I don't buy that. I said, I only love 2D characters, the kind that can release battle tornadoes and Gaia energy cannons, or emit 100,000 volts, or have an attack power of 3,800. You don't meet my requirements."

"If you dare to have any provocative behavior toward me, sorry... that is something only Mariko can do. If you dare to have such actions toward me, I will blow your head off without hesitation."

Sanshen Banzao was shocked.

They never expected that after entering the house... this human would have such a huge contrast.

And Mariko, who was on the side, listening to the sentence "that is something only Mariko can do," had eyes that were almost turning into hearts.

Wen Xishu was clearly very clear about the situation in the house at this moment.

"You can communicate with the two of them; this is the only thing you don't need to report to me. For all other things, including eating, drinking, and even going to the bathroom, you must report to me. Do you understand?"

This strong attitude undoubtedly caused resistance in Sanshen Banzao.

Although during the incubation period, they had to live like a human, this didn't mean they couldn't use some strange means to scare Wen Xishu.

Just like Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's three visits not long ago, and Takahashi Mariko's dark crawling.

Sanshen's voice suddenly became strange, as if a man and a woman were speaking at the same time.

"You actually think you can give me orders? Only I order others, no one orders me!"

The walls began to twist. The ceiling looked more like a melting candle, and occasionally turbid, scalding liquid would drip down. And Sanshen Banzao's body also began to become huge.

"Kneel down, submit to me."

They were like a giant at this moment, holding a small whip for whipping livestock. Compared to Sanshen Banzao, Wen Xishu appeared incomparably tiny.

Under these circumstances, Wen Xishu's heart also seemed to give rise to some kind of feeling that "they are such a great existence, and I am so tiny."

But all of this only existed for about a fraction of a second. Although Wen Xishu had no magic resistance, after experiencing the sanity-dropping attacks from Mariko and Tetsuya Fukang Zheli, he clearly had a certain level of resistance.

He quickly realized that this was an illusion.

He began to repeat one sentence in his heart: "They are weaklings who can't even enter the door, they are afraid of bullets."

Muttering this, Wen Xishu closed his eyes and walked to Sanshen's front based on memory. Sanshen Banzao thought Wen Xishu would kneel down with a thud and submit to them.

But what Wen Xishu did next was beyond their expectations.

Wen Xishu's ultimate kick, after fully charging up, came down hard on Sanshen.

With this kick, the walls stopped twisting, the ceiling no longer had candle liquid dripping, Sanshen Banzao was no longer huge, and they no longer had a whip in their hand.

They were kicked in the abdomen by this kick.

Although it was the incubation period, they were essentially a strange creature, so they naturally wouldn't die, but this kick still left them somewhat dazed.

"Fancy but useless."

Wen Xishu loaded the gun:

"Since you are directly resisting, then you can go die."

He said this while aiming the muzzle at Sanshen Banzao, as if he were really going to shoot, which scared Sanshen to death.

"Stop! Stop! I'll listen to you! I'll listen to you! You are really too masculine! I like it! I have a whip! Please don't shoot, if you want to hit me, you can whip me!"

Sanshen's speed of change caught Wen Xishu off guard.

But Wen Xishu was very satisfied with this effect.

In the island nation... no, to be precise, in the whole world, because some children were taught from a young age to be strong, not to cry, to endure when encountering anything, and that the greatest difficulty in life can be overcome by gritting one's teeth...

This culture of strength and education would indeed cause some children to have a strong character.

But there were also some children who, in this process, would establish a mechanism... I cannot cry, I cannot be weak, I cannot be defeated.

Over a long period of time, the part of them that craved weakness, craved crying, and craved relaxation would be suppressed.

Thus, there would be many people who like to whip themselves, like to set up a master for themselves, and like to be a dog.

Sanshen had witnessed too many such men... and even women.

They might be social elites, or they might be corporate executives, but in front of Sanshen, they were all dogs.

They would enjoy the beating and insults from Sanshen, wantonly being a weakling.

Because in their previous lives, they couldn't show any weakness in front of anyone.

A high-pressure society created many deformities and twists in people's hearts. By satisfying the twisted and deformed fantasies in others' hearts, Sanshen had domesticated many people.

Before the apocalypse arrived, every weekend, they would receive many orders, including those from overbearing corporate executives, and those from wealthy wives that even they were surprised by.

Both men and women, and even... gradually, even students.

When the apocalypse arrived, their ability evolved even further in this direction.

Anyone domesticated by Sanshen would become increasingly dependent on Sanshen, becoming Sanshen's true pet.

At this moment, Sanshen was very surprised that there was still such a masculine person in this country.

Wen Xishu didn't know what Sanshen was thinking, but the rules he set were—

Sanshen could only communicate with Tetsuya Fukang Zheli and Takahashi Mariko.

"The ideal state is... three monsters keeping each other in check. But doing this is not easy, I still have to keep working hard."

Wen Xishu looked at Sanshen:

"I have no interest in you, I said, I like 2D characters. Remember, you are not allowed to talk to me. The first sentence you say to me must be the word 'report', and then tell me whether you need to eat, sleep, or go to the bathroom. Do you understand?"

"Understand... understand..." Sanshen looked at the pitch-black muzzle, knowing they had to understand.

Wen Xishu said again:

"However, how can a person not talk? I welcome you to communicate with the other two people in the house. You can communicate with them as you please."

Wen Xishu was still afraid of Sanshen. This kind of monster that captures others with mental power is the hardest to deal with.

So he had to set good rules and establish his own majesty. As the saying goes, a bullet is most threatening only before it is fired.

After building the communication and survival rules in the house, Wen Xishu stopped talking and went to the sofa, lowering his head to wait for the next visitor to knock on the door.

However, in the eyes of Sanshen and the others, he looked like he had fallen asleep.

Sanshen was still shaken by Wen Xishu's kick and the momentum of almost shooting just now.

So Sanshen's thought at this moment was... I must conquer Wen Xishu, but I must have a helper first.

The unyielding and unpredictable nature radiating from Wen Xishu was exactly what Sanshen was most fascinated by.

But for now, they intended to start with Tetsuya Fukang Zheli.

"Little handsome guy, you are unhappy, it seems you have something on your mind, do you want to tell big sister about it?"

Sanshen had an amazing chest by injecting various drugs and padding with silicone.

They were clearly very confident in their charm, directly pulling Tetsuya Fukang Zheli over for a face-burying, commonly known as a 'face wash'.

This set of operations made Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's eyes widen in anger:

"What are you doing! You old and ugly cross-dresser!"

Sanshen's eyebrows twitched, clearly angered by this sentence. Wen Xishu had a gun and was the house owner; they couldn't do anything to Wen Xishu during the incubation period, but they wouldn't be bullied by Tetsuya Fukang Zheli.

"I will turn you into a good little dog at my feet. You think I don't know what's in your heart? Is it painful to be a good child? I know your news, you are the best student in this Kashima!"

"I know you! Don't you feel suppressed living in such an environment? Come, come to mommy here, mommy will let you relax."

"Dream on, you motherfucker." Tetsuya Fukang Zheli pushed his glasses.

That meant he had murderous intent.

Wen Xishu was happy to see this scene.

He didn't know Tetsuya Fukang Zheli's past, but he could more or less judge from the information given by the police...

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli was a perverted serial killer.

The top student in Kashima's college entrance exam, the good student and good child in everyone's eyes, actually had an extremely perverted heart...

Sanshen, I'm sorry, this is not some obedient good baby, this child is not some weakling forced to be a strong person.

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli is more like an evil person forced to play a good person.

So Tetsuya Fukang Zheli is actually not the kind that can be domesticated.

As for Sanshen, in the information given by the police, they are a "sadist" who likes to domesticate others.

Wen Xishu had reason to believe... Sanshen and Mariko are the same; they can only maintain their charm during the incubation period, and can only induce certain things.

Mariko, in order to induce her lust, has always maintained a human appearance, lurking.

Similarly, Sanshen will also maintain lurking in order to conquer Tetsuya Fukang Zheli.

Wen Xishu was very satisfied with the meeting of these two.

At the same time, the meeting of these two also left one of Wen Xishu's cards empty. This meant that there could be one more "ghost" in the house.

Originally in Wen Xishu's plan—

Mariko was used to keep Tetsuya Fukang Zheli in check.

At this time, recruiting anyone else would break the situation. But now, Mariko didn't need to keep Tetsuya Fukang Zheli in check.

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli could be kept in check by Sanshen Banzao.

They kept each other in check, which also left Mariko's card empty.

Why do this? Why have one more "of them" in the house?

Wen Xishu had a feeling that perhaps the real way to play this mission... had nothing to do with people.

But so far, he still couldn't find enough evidence to support this point of view.

Early morning, 5:59.

After Sanshen Banzao moved in, no one else knocked on the door this night.

There was one minute left before Wen Xishu survived the long night.

And under Wen Xishu's operation, Mariko extended her incubation period. Mariko craved to obtain Wen Xishu's "love."

And Mariko extended the incubation period, plus Sanshen Banzao, who suddenly came in and craved to "conquer" him... made Tetsuya Fukang Zheli not dare to act rashly.

Tetsuya Fukang Zheli understood one thing: once he didn't extend the incubation period and chose to end it naturally... he would become a monster.

Without a doubt, if he became a monster and wanted to eat Wen Xishu, he would offend Mariko, who was "raising the fruit."

He would also offend Sanshen Banzao, who intended to "conquer" Wen Xishu. He didn't dare to do so, so he could only choose to extend the incubation period.

Sanshen Banzao, seeing that the other two monsters had extended their incubation periods, and they themselves also craved to conquer everyone in the house, naturally had to extend the incubation period too.

Thus, the balanced state of this house was achieved.

When the bell rang at six o'clock, the night ended.

Day arrived, Wen Xishu heard the alarm clock in the house ring, and he quickly stopped it.

At the same time, Wen Xishu also discovered that the television lit up.

【Congratulations on successfully surviving the first night.】

【Current number of real human survivors in Kashima: 4.】

【On the second night, they, who are in the incubation period, will increase their efforts to "hasten the fruit." At the same time, on the second night, the existences from outside will be more powerful, and their mental infiltration of you will be more ferocious.】

【If you can successfully hold out through the day and live until the second night arrives, you will also gain a new ability.】

【Good luck.】

The image on the television was the scene of Kashima, which had no meaning. The television lit up just to convey the message.

Wen Xishu said:

"It seems the few of us are lucky enough to have survived the first night."

This information still surprised Wen Xishu very much.

He originally thought there were no other living people on this island. But now it seems... there are actually four living people on this island.

"Do these four include myself? If they include me, that's three."

"Why tell me the current number of real human survivors in Kashima? And it's really not easy, in such a harsh environment, there are actually three others alive besides me..."

"So I actually didn't do anything, even if those humans didn't visit me at all, I didn't let them in... they can still live?"

"Then what is the meaning of this game? Could it be that it's not to let me protect those people?"

Wen Xishu was a bit sleepy.

He originally thought he could hold out until ten o'clock... but the day had just arrived, and he was already a bit sleepy.

Without a doubt, this was a night of mental tension, and he only truly felt relieved at the moment he was certain day had arrived.

Wen Xishu yawned.

At this time, it had actually been more than eight hours since Takahashi Mariko, Tetsuya Fukang Zheli, and Sanshen Banzao entered the house.

In other words, their natural incubation period should have been up long ago.

But they all chose to continue lurking, and under various situations, chose to extend the incubation period.

This is a good thing, things are going smoother than Wen Xishu expected.

But at this time, Mariko suddenly said:

"Dear, are you sleepy?"

"Yes. I am sleepy."

"Great, let's sleep together? My dear God, you should perform more intimate acts on me."

The price of extending the incubation period appeared. This price was much more serious than Wen Xishu expected.

Wen Xishu still remembered that the first intimate act was head-patting. And according to the rules, his second intimate act must be more intimate, and the level of intimacy must be upgraded.

Of course, this upgrade is definitely not "patting the head twice."

Mariko's eyes were full of desire, and she wrapped around Wen Xishu like a snake.

That hair was like it was alive, starting to pass through Wen Xishu's clothes bit by bit.

Damn it, at night it was head-patting, and during the day it directly became sleeping in the same bed?

The speed of this intimacy upgrade made Wen Xishu somewhat astonished.

Without a doubt, if he really had relations with such a strange existence whose true form he didn't know...

Wen Xishu would be disgusted with himself. And if this really happened, he would probably be not far from death.

Although medically speaking, this kind of disease wouldn't kill a person in a few days, Mariko is a strange creature, and there's no guarantee that those pathogens haven't upgraded too.

Now, Mariko's hair was starting to stroke Wen Xishu's cheek like a lover's hand.

Mariko's breathing was rapid, like a snake about to swallow its prey:

"God, let's start."

(The alarm clock didn't wake me up... ridiculous, it was posted a bit late.)

(End of chapter)