Successive Disappearances

Because of the human face on her forehead, Fireworks of Romance, who had become the Crimson King, became quite depressed and even seemed somewhat self-destructive after that.

--The best proof of her self-abandonment is that she didn't utter a single word throughout her investigation of the Eight Trigrams about the West Pavilion Gardener.

Only those who are close to their own family know their own situation. As time goes by, even though she has covered her forehead with a black cloth, she can still sense that her face is constantly growing.

After a whole day, perhaps all of their previously blurry facial features have grown in, and they might even be able to speak... What could be more terrifying than that?

In her extreme frustration, she channeled all her emotions into eating.

Salt-Braised Chicken Leg, grilled meat skewers, stinky tofu, grilled sausages... she laid out a whole table of these things.

But who knew that in the short time she was lost in thought, one of the chicken legs on the table was gone.

After a moment of doubt, she fixed her gaze on Bai Zhi, who was sitting at the table closest to her, eating Compressed Biscuits.

"Chicken leg? What chicken leg?"

Slightly puzzled, Bai Zhi looked up and glanced at the other person.

He was eating cookies while mentally controlling his Shadow Guard and Shadow Puppet to search for Gelina's whereabouts in the hotel. As soon as he could pinpoint her location, he would switch places with her and take decisive action.

Putting aside the fact that the Ark Heart, the Item he needed, was in the other party's hands, he remembered that the other party had almost killed Night Owl before, and he had to avenge that.

To be honest, he was prepared for the other party to secretly open the windows and doors and put those Organ Variant outside the hotel. However, what he didn't expect was that the other party didn't make any move at all, as if they had completely disappeared from the hotel. Dozens of Shadow Guard wandered around the hotel like Specter lingering in the darkness.

Even after he increased the number of Shadow Guard by more than a dozen, he still couldn't find any trace of the other party in the hotel.

If there's really no way to find the other party's whereabouts... Bai Zhi was already mentally calculating the success rate of persuading West Pavilion Gardener their disciple.

"It's nothing, just help yourself if you want some. I have plenty in my Inventory anyway."

With a pout, Fireworks of Romance listlessly slumped back onto the table.

"I just feel so miserable right now..."

"Happiness is always relative; you're being too attached to it."

Bai Zhi put the remaining half of the Compressed Biscuits into his mouth, his face full of earnestness.

"Compared to Old Otaku or a certain pair of Panties, aren't you much better? Or do you want to be left with only a head, your body somewhere else, or maybe your body is covered in eyes?"

"... I don't want either of them."

"Isn't that settled?"

Slightly shrugging, Bai Zhi turned his head to look towards the Quarantine Zone.

The so-called Quarantine Zone was a separate area within the room where the Old Otaku and a certain pair of Panties were kept. After all, their situations Special, and things had been tampered with, so it was better to be safe than sorry.

Previously, the Panties were tied to a chair with a rope, while Li Changyu's head was placed separately in a glass box. Since Li Changyu only had a head left, he naturally didn't need to eat anything. The Compressed Biscuits that the Panties ate were automatically flown to his mouth by OriginDeficit's manipulation.

--If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them will remain in this state until the Dungeon ends.

However, when Bai Zhi looked in that direction this time, he was suddenly stunned, and his expression immediately became serious.

The pair of Panties were still securely tied to the chair with rope, while Li Changyu's head, which was placed in the glass water tank on the table, had disappeared without a trace.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Waking up groggily from her sleep, a certain Panties yawned and then saw a group of people huddled together outside the quarantine zone, which made her freeze for a moment.

"Is it time to return?"

--In a peculiar way, he achieved his goal when entering the Dungeon: to coast through the Dungeon while sleeping.

"Could it have been Gelina?"

Seeing the bewildered expression on the face of the Panties in West Pavilion Gardener frowned slightly and began to speak.

"She has the motive and the ability to do so."

"I don't know, let me think about it some more... Everyone should be careful."

With a furrowed brow and a hand pressed to his forehead, Bai Zhi sat back down in the chair.

Indeed, given the current circumstances, only Gelina had the ability to steal Li Changyu's head... but what was her motive?

In fact, there are many suspicious points about what happened to a certain Panties and Li Changyu. However, no matter what the Manager's purpose was, with his death, these things are no longer important.

Why did Gelina take Li Changyu's head at this crucial moment? If she had the ability, why didn't she do it sooner? Why choose this particular time?

What exactly is that Madman, yandere guy trying to do?

This completely unfounded speculation left Bai Zhi feeling utterly bewildered.

Li Changyu's sudden disappearance raised the tension in the room to a Level, but most people didn't feel anything about it. OriginDeficit, however, was the most worried.

But worrying is useless. At times like this, what can you do besides praying for the other person in your heart?

Then, in this atmosphere, the second missing person appeared.

--The second person to disappear silently from the room was Li Tong.

Just like Li Changyu before him, his disappearance also happened in the blink of an eye. He was still lying on the bed, and no one noticed him for a moment before he vanished from the room without anyone noticing.

"This couldn't have been done by Gelina. A silent transfer might be possible with a head that can't move, but she couldn't have done it with Li Tong."

Realizing something was wrong, West Pavilion Gardener's face darkened. Ever since Gelina's phone call, his expression had been quite grim.

"Just like those Organ Variant mutations before, has a new mutation begun...? The Anomaly disappearing as long as they're not noticed?"

"..."

Bai Zhi's expression changed slightly, and he quickly turned his head to look at the corner of the wall.

A Red Guitar fell onto the bed, and the Girl who had been sitting there quietly had vanished without a trace.