Suspicious Duo! Horrifying Head Offering!

After completing this task, Lin Yu and Xia Yue left the engineering room without stopping.

The next task assigned to the two was also on the second floor—though on the other side of the second floor in the "prayer room." The task was to prepare the offerings and light the candles.

Although they had ample time to complete the next task, neither Lin Yu nor Xia Yue wanted to waste any extra time.

However, after completing a task together just now, the two seemed to have become much more familiar with each other.

Especially Xia Yue. This delicate and beautiful girl seemed to have developed a sense of dependence on Lin Yu due to the "bridge effect" caused by being in the "death game," coupled with Lin Yu's efficiency and reliability when completing tasks…

Lin Yu felt that she seemed to have developed some feelings of reliance towards him.

Even though Lin Yu's attitude towards her had been somewhat cold and harsh earlier, she didn't seem to mind.

On the way to the next task, Xia Yue even took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Lin Yu.

"Lin Yu, speaking of which… have you used your [Detective] ability yet?"

As Xia Yue spoke, she clasped her hands behind her back and walked briskly ahead of Lin Yu, completely exposing her back to him.

Lin Yu felt a sense of caution upon hearing Xia Yue's question.

However, because of Xia Yue's unguarded posture, Lin Yu hesitated for a moment before answering her.

"I haven't activated it yet."

Lin Yu answered her truthfully.

Xia Yue turned around, walking backward without stopping, and continued to ask curiously.

"Eh? Why not… how do you plan to use it?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, an information role like 'Detective,' which can determine the direction of the game, is bound to be the primary target for the werewolves to kill."

"Perhaps for you, it doesn't matter if I identify a human on the first day; it still helps you reduce a suspect… "

"But for me, if I can't find a werewolf and vote them out on the first day… if there are two werewolves on the second day, and they have 'recognized' each other after a day, my situation will be extremely dangerous—even your situation will be extremely dangerous."

Lin Yu analyzed the situation logically, and Xia Yue listened, a little confused.

She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then waved her hand as if giving up.

"Okay… then how do you plan to use it?"

"For the first day's investigation, I plan to save it for the final 'meeting session.' At that time, I will make a meticulous deduction based on their speeches and then find the most suspicious person to lock onto their identity."

Lin Yu said seriously.

Xia Yue smiled upon hearing this, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"You're amazing, Detective. I feel like with you here, this game will be much easier."

Xia Yue said earnestly.

The two walked and talked, covering more than half the distance, passing the spiral staircase in the middle of the ancient castle.

Footsteps and voices could be heard from the stairs.

"Damn it, this task is such a rip-off, it even made me bang my hand!"

"Indeed, Brother Liu. This task is truly sick…"

"Where's the next task again? Forget it, let's go find the others first!"

Judging by the voices, it was clearly Bao Liu and Yao Zhengye!

As their voices and footsteps grew closer, Lin Yu quickly pulled Xia Yue and hid behind the corner of the stairs.

Being pulled by Lin Yu, Xia Yue was startled.

Just as she was about to instinctively cry out, Lin Yu covered her mouth.

"Be careful, they might be two werewolves!"

Lin Yu said in a low voice.

Xia Yue looked at Lin Yu with some confusion and astonishment.

"This ancient castle is really damn big!"

"Yeah, you think the owner living here would shit himself if he got up to use the toilet in the middle of the night…"

"No, seriously, has anyone ever lived in this damn place?"

Bao Liu and Yao Zhengye's voices gradually faded, seemingly heading towards the first floor.

Only then did Lin Yu remove his hand from Xia Yue's mouth.

Xia Yue quickly wriggled out of Lin Yu's embrace, nervously fiddling with the hem of her clothes.

"Let's go quickly!"

She continued walking, a little shyly.

After walking with Lin Yu for a while longer, Xia Yue finally spoke softly again, "Um… Detective, why did you say they are werewolves?"

"Bao Liu and Yao Zhengye's first task was to add fuel in the equipment room on the third floor, and their second task was in the sanitary room on the other side of the third floor. The estimated completion time for both tasks was over fifteen minutes."

"It's unlikely they could finish two tasks in the time it took us to do one. But if they didn't finish the two tasks on the third floor… what were they doing going to the first floor?"

Lin Yu said calmly.

Xia Yue recalled what Bao Liu and Yao Zhengye had just said and subconsciously replied, "I think they said they were looking for someone..."

"Do humans need to look for someone?"

Lin Yu interrupted her.

Xia Yue's expression finally changed slightly.

"So, these two are very likely werewolves?"

Lin Yu did not deny it: "At least from my perspective, their actions are suspicious."

However, Lin Yu was acting so confidently now simply because his "Detective" persona required it.

In reality, Lin Yu was still feeling a bit uncertain.

How could two werewolves be assigned to the same group so coincidentally?

Moreover, the werewolves in this game don't know each other's identities from the start...

So even if they were in the same group, could they really confirm each other's identities so quickly?

Suppose I were a werewolf...

Lin Yu put himself in their shoes and couldn't think of any way to quickly test if the person in his group was a "teammate."

His doubts and sense of incongruity grew.

While Lin Yu was pondering, Xia Yue's voice sounded again.

"Detective, we're here."

Lin Yu suddenly looked up, realizing he had almost walked past the entrance to the "prayer room."

"Sorry, I was a bit lost in thought just now."

Lin Yu said, then pushed open the door to the prayer room.

Compared to the dilapidated and dirty rooms in the ancient castle, this "prayer room" was surprisingly clean.

The room was not large, and the windows were completely covered by thick curtains, letting in very little light. Only the candle holders on the walls burned dimly, making the entire room very dark.

On the wall directly opposite the door, there was a shrine about half a person's height, carved with a bas-relief of moon phases.

Inside the shrine stood a tall humanoid statue, naked, with muscles that exuded both strength and wildness, but the statue's head was missing.

Directly below the shrine was a circular altar filled with offerings and two kneeling cushions.

Upon seeing the altar, Xia Yue suddenly cried out.

"Ah...!"

Her face filled with terror as she pointed to an offering in the center of the altar – a somewhat shriveled, irregularly shaped sphere.

Lin Yu initially thought it was some kind of fruit, but as Xia Yue screamed, Lin Yu saw what the offering looked like and his heart skipped a beat.

It was a human head, with its facial features gouged out, a horrifying sight!