The Female Customer Wants to Eat Kraun

This statement might seem a bit too cruel for a child, but for a faceless child who has just crawled out of the womb of his mother, Female Ghost, it could be even more forceful.

The baby, in keeping with the bloody and terrifying style of Europe and America, had its tender newborn skin stained with red blood. It couldn't understand what Qu Xuanqing was saying, and crawled towards Qu Xuanqing's feet on all fours, tilting its head along the way, making itself look like a rusty machine with a strange feeling.

After it crawled out, the mother Female Ghost began to crumble and turn into withered ashes. This time, the mother Female Ghost didn't even leave behind a single tooth.

"It seems that, in terms of judgment, this ghost infant and the Female Ghost are one entity, belonging to the same ghost, the same corrupted being." Yu Xing pursed his lips and squatted down, seemingly to observe the ghost infant's appearance up close, but actually secretly using a baseball bat to support his body to alleviate the dizziness of being unable to stand. However, he did see more details about the ghost infant. Apart from not having a face, the ghost infant's body was similar to that of an ordinary baby, of course, in the state of an ordinary baby two or three months old. When it toddled towards Qu Xuanqing did not move an inch.

Qu Xuanqing frowned slightly. The two men were watching the show from the sidelines, but she was the only one who realized that her clothes were about to be stained. "... I can't move, it's going to touch me."

Yu Xing, "Forced to bind?"

Zhao Yijiu: "Even you can't be touched?"

"I could only speak and move my eyes. When its blank face met my eyes, my body felt like it was trapped by the surrounding air, completely unable to move." Qu Xuanqing knew that her two teammates wanted to observe the ghost baby's attack patterns, so she endured the humiliation and described her feelings. As she spoke, the ghost baby crawled to her feet and grabbed her boot with its tiny hand.

Those are hands capable of disemboweling Female Ghost.

Qu Xuanqing felt like he was just a tool. Yu Xing was one thing, since he wouldn't put himself in any real, irreversible danger. But even Zhao Yijiu... wasn't this a Righteous Path? Was this retribution for always teasing him and calling him "big brother"?

The ghost baby grabbed her boots and began to climb up her legs, clinging to Qu Xuanqing like a little koala. Its bloodied body left a trail of bloodstains on Qu Xuanqing's trousers, while it kept uttering indistinct words like "Mama."

This scene is probably like the feeling of living in a cursed Japanese house and having Toshio, whom Kayako likes, climb into your bed. If someone else were to experience it, it would be extremely terrifying.

Ke Qu Xuanqing remained calm, as did the two onlookers who were intently watching.

She shared her feelings in real time. "I couldn't move at all. The places he touched were very cold, like I was frozen in a freezer... My body couldn't feel these things; it was my soul that felt them, so it might not be entirely accurate."

Yu Xing stared at the ghost infant. This should also be an E-level pollutant. In terms of how troublesome it is, it shouldn't be too difficult. Speaking of which, it would be great if there were a ghost notification letter. Whenever you encounter these contaminants, some information would appear in the notification letter.

During the observation, the ghost baby had already grabbed Qu Xuanqing's clothes at the belly and stopped there.

"Mother..."

"Mother..."

It called out again and again, but Qu Xuanqing did not respond, because no one could guarantee that responding would actually trigger the death condition.

Receiving no response, the ghost baby grew visibly agitated, its speech becoming increasingly clear. Finally, after half a minute, it stopped its monotonous cries and uttered its first complete sentence since birth. "Mommy... do you have another child in your tummy?"

Qu Xuanqing's pupils contracted, because before she could finish speaking, the ghost baby's hand had already been raised and was reaching towards the center of her stomach.

The next instant, the ghost infant who had almost torn open Qu Xuanqing's belly was taken away by Yu Xing by the back of the neck.

With the ghost infant no longer on her, Qu Xuanqing felt the restraints loosen, and found that she had regained her ability to move.

"This thing's attack pattern is to tear open the stomach." Yu Xing watched the ghost infant struggle in her hand, then with a hint of disgust, stretched out her arm and pulled it a little further away. "It calls for its mother but can't answer. I sensed a certain rule in its voice; if it responds, it's probably doomed."

"Its criteria for choosing a mother are still based on gender. It's possible that a male mother might appear in situations where no women are present. Those chosen are immobilized and currently have no way to protect themselves. Perhaps we can resolve this immobilization effect once we regain some of our abilities. In short, this thing is extremely hostile to women traveling alone." He almost got injured by the ghost infant's raised hand, clicking his tongue twice. "Currently, it seems this E-level pollutant is the bane of lone travelers. Only by traveling in groups can one avoid being wiped out in one fell swoop. And its appearance is contingent on the Female Ghost mother not receiving bandages or being excessively hungry."

"That's about it. Kill it." After saying that, he threw the squealing, faceless ghost infant at Zhao Yijiu. Zhao Yijiu was extremely cold-blooded, treating it like any other ghost. He raised his wrist, and the knife in his hand gleamed coldly.

After Yu Xing confiscated his previous knife, he took a new one; after all, the clown hadn't said that employees weren't allowed to use the store's items.

The ghost baby cried out for its mother in a mournful voice, then its voice abruptly stopped.

It was severed in mid-air, slowly turning into a withered black mass on the ground. Its round head shrank continuously, eventually revealing a hard outline. After everything evaporated, only a tooth remained in its place.

This tooth was just inside the skull of the ghost baby.

"... I wonder how many of these ghosts there are on Dead Silent Island. Judging from the looks of it, there must be quite a few." Qu Xuanqing looked down at the bloodstains on her clothes and felt inexplicably disgusted. Her hands and body were often covered in blood, but this was the first time she had ever been covered in someone else's blood.

"Why are there so many?" Zhao Yijiu asked in a gloomy tone.

"One observation is that any ghost involving a mother and reproduction is either unique and powerful, or numerous," Qu Xuanqing said. "This is the second ghost of the same kind, so I guess it's the latter. And don't you think this faceless child's situation is very similar to that of the innkeeper Daisy? This suggests that this problem isn't just in Kraun's general store, but permeates different buildings throughout the entire Dead Silent Island. Yu Xing should be well aware of this."

She turned to look at Yu Xing: "When you were getting the business manual, you felt something moving inside Daisy's stomach, right? Faceless ghosts and reproduction seem to have a direct connection."

"Yes, Daisy's daughter also said that Daisy instilled in her from a young age the concept that to have children, one must use the mother's body to devour the father's body. This is somewhat related to the hunger felt by these Female Ghost mothers." Yu Xing stroked his chin. "But Daisy's daughter has a face, while the mother and daughter at the inn and these guests of Kraun seem to be the opposite. One is a mother with a mutated body and a faceless baby, while the other is a mother with a faceless body but a very beautiful child. There must be some connection between them."

"The first Female Ghost wasn't pregnant," Zhao Yijiu coldly reminded her. "There are many variations of this kind of ghost."

"Hmm, a contaminated entity, it should mutate during the contamination process." Yu Xing staggered slightly. "Based on my perception, the first guest was E-rank, and the second guest was also E-rank. Considering Daisy's situation, the first guest probably didn't consume the 'father's body,' so she didn't conceive a child and her Combat Power is very low. The second guest did consume the 'father's body and conceived a child. Her Combat Power is as low as the first guest's, but the child's abilities are more troublesome. At this stage, it will take at least two people to deal with her."

"Judging by strength, the Female Ghost mother wasn't the complete version of this E-level pollutant, or rather, the first customer was a failed product, while the second customer was the complete E-level pollutant."

Yu Xing was still dizzy, but he quickly adapted to the feeling and regained control of his body. "As for Daisy, I suspect she was also once a faceless baby, only she grew up. After growing up, she found a father again and completed a new round of reproduction. In this new round, the child has a face and is closely related to the father. The species can continue to survive, which is the rational choice for the species, including ghosts with physical bodies."

"Hmm," Zhao Yijiu responded, "But now we've killed the second guest too."

Yu Xing: "..."

Qu Xuanqing: "Sigh..."

The clown, who had no sense of purpose about his own shop's rules, let out a few sinister laughs when he heard that someone had finally remembered the rules.

"You've broken the rules again, and Kraun can punish you once more!"

"Actually, you've already been punished~"

"Just one more punishment, and you'll be stuck here forever as my merchandise! My customers will love it! Hehehehe..."

"Oh? Did you draw something on my face again when I wasn't looking?" Yu Xing narrowed her eyes, casually picked up a mirror, but found that her face hadn't changed much; it was still the same as before.

Zhao Yijiu scoffed, "I killed them, so of course it's punishment for me."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xing turned the mirror towards him. "Oh, so you anticipated this rule, which is why you didn't hesitate to kill the ghost baby just now, right? Why didn't you remind me? I wanted to see what I would look like if I applied it to the extreme."

"I advise you not to try anything recklessly on Dead Silent Island. Here, courting death really means death." Zhao Yijiu looked at her pale face in the mirror, speechless, and turned her head away, indicating that she didn't want to be an eyesore. "Not all rules can be tested without injury."

"You care about me? I'm so touched." Yu Xing smiled and accepted Zhao Yijiu's "hint." This was clearly a hint that Zhao Yijiu had received from the ghost, but for some reason she couldn't say it directly, so she hinted at it indirectly.

"The boys in the group get along really well, and they're so ruthless towards the girls, I'm quite touched." Qu Xuanqing smirked. "But since the clown said that if we have to endure another punishment, we'll all stay here. Let's think about how to spare the next guest."

"Come on, come on." Yu Xing picked up the dress that Qu Xuanqing had thrown a little further away to avoid getting it stained with blood. "Let's tear it into bandage shapes."

When the Female Ghost dies, she and her clothes turn into a dark puddle, but the dress she took off beforehand survives.

They studied the fabric of the skirt and successfully cut it into long strips with the help of a knife. Qu Xuanqing rolled each strip into a roll, and when she looked at them, they really did resemble "slightly dirty" bandages.

"But its feel is completely different from bandages..." Qu Xuanqing sighed.

"What are you afraid of? I'm the substitute shop owner, so I call the shots. This is a contaminated bandage, who can prove it isn't?" Yu Xing said confidently. "Those customers didn't specify a brand when they ordered the bandages."

Yes, very good, makes a lot of sense.

Since he was the captain anyway, the other two decided to let him do whatever he wanted.

Soon, the third guest pushed open the door.

This was another female customer, but this one was dressed much more elegantly, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a homemade veil hanging down from the brim. She seemed more energetic than the previous two. After entering, she moved her head back and forth between Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu, then smiled, "Two Mr. Kraun. It seems Mr. Kraun has found a way to escape. What a cunning businessman!"

Her voice was clear and crisp, a uniquely girlish tone. In terms of intelligence and awareness alone, this one seemed more dangerous than the previous two.

"Hello, what are you here to buy?" Yu Xing had already guessed the answer, but out of politeness, he still had to ask.

"I came to buy bandages, but if I remember correctly..." the customer said cheerfully, "This shop probably doesn't have any bandages left."

Yu Xing glanced at her flat stomach. This female customer gave him a similar feeling to the second customer, and he felt that she was probably pregnant as well.

So you're here to eat people?

"Yes, since you are Mr. Kraun's replacements, I certainly won't refuse such a delicacy." The female customer's tone was all smiles. "Besides, both of you have such lovely faces that I'm sure I can have very beautiful children with you."

Very... good-looking?

Yu Xing raised an eyebrow. If their previous speculation was correct, the Female Ghost mother should have given birth to a faceless ghost infant. How could anyone tell if it was good-looking or not if it didn't even have a face?

Unless... there is another possibility.

Yu Xing reacted extremely quickly, rapidly listing more comprehensive and reliable speculations in his mind. Perhaps, the Female Ghost mother body must eat living things to survive, but not necessarily the father body. Female Ghost who eats ordinary living things, like the second guest, will give birth to a faceless child, while one who eats a suitable father body will give birth to a child with a face... just like Daisy.

This eliminates the possibility of faceless offspring from a different generation; the mothers with and without faces could very well be from the same generation.

Thinking of this, the third female guest was already walking towards them. Judging from the faint sense of threat she exuded, this time the mother body probably also had Combat Power. Perhaps this was a mutation.

"Eh? Which gentleman should I choose?" The female customer looked around as she walked, finally fixing her gaze on Zhao Yijiu's face. "I think this one will do. He seems quite aloof. I'm really looking forward to the terrified screams you'll make when I eat you. That would be a very interesting contrast."

Oh my, this Female Ghost sounds like she has a really wicked sense of humor.

Zhao Yijiu remained unmoved by the Female Ghost's teasing, but the red in his pupils gradually gathered.

To everyone's surprise, the Female Ghost immediately sensed the change in him, took a step back, and chuckled, "Oh? No, this seems like a tough nut to crack. I don't like being genuinely rejected. I'll find someone else."

How perceptive!

All three of them had the same intuitive feeling: this female guest was very different from the previous two. Rather than a contaminated being, she was more like a plague being like Daisy, who had intelligence and could control herself. In other words, she was more like an NPC than a ghost.

But it seems no one stipulates that contaminated beings can't have this kind of intelligence. Yu Xing put himself in their shoes; after all, he was A-level pollutant. Thinking about it this way, he felt his mind opened up. "You're D-level, right?"

"Oh?" The female guest didn't answer directly, but instead uttered a slightly interested monosyllabic sound, "You even know about this kind of thing, so it seems you've already seen at least one Plague Entity. I see, those damned Plague Entities sent you here to hunt the Contaminated Entities, didn't they?"

"How annoying! They're all the same kind of monsters, so why do they think they're a higher level of beings just because they possess a few rules? Mr. Kraun is the same way. I never imagined that my little action back then would turn Mr. Kraun into a plague creature. Ha, it really annoys me, more so than not being able to give birth to a beautiful child."

Goodness, this is crazy how they're throwing out new concepts.

Yu Xing felt that this unique female customer was as endearing as a beginner's guide.

"The Plague Entity wants to hunt the Contaminated Entity, and the Contaminated Entity is also trying to kill the Plague Entity. That's why you came to the store to see Mr. Kraun." He laughed. "So that's how it's set up? The so-called dungeon is a defensive line built by the Plague Entity, and the Contaminated Entity is the attacker inside. As for us outsiders, we could become prey for both sides at any time."

The female customer was a little surprised. "I only complained a few times, and you guessed so much. This outsider is quite clever... But unfortunately, you've still become Kraun's shield. If I can't get him, I can only eat you!"

"Miss, please allow me to tell you something I regret to inform you." Just a second before the female customer raised her hand to lift her face veil, Yu Xing stopped her. His intuition told him this woman was dangerous; even without the ghost infant in her womb, she was a troublesome Combat Power. "The bandages you requested have arrived."

"... Huh?" The female customer was taken aback.

Qu Xuanqing immediately took out the rolled-up Yu Xing brand bandages and handed them to the female customer. "You have to pay for what you buy."

"This..." The female customer looked at the bandage-like object, hesitated for two seconds, and then became happy. "If you have this, that's fine too. I'll come back to eat with Mr. Kraun next time. Hehe, Mr. Kraun will definitely be very angry if you do this, but I'm happy. Same price as before, ten Ghost Warriors per roll. How many do you have? I'll take them all."

"We can't sell them all to you. What if other customers want them too? We'll have to keep some for ourselves." Yu Xing revealed a shrewd businessman's smile.

"There won't be any more customers. I'm the last one. Sell me the bandages, and you can leave. Otherwise, why would Mr. Kraun set the punishment at three times?" The female customer really knew a lot. "Let me tell you a secret: because... he died after meeting me!"

All three strategists heard the clown's angry scream ringing in their ears.

Female customer. "He must be screaming, right? I know him too well."

Yu Xing: Indeed.

This deal was incredibly pleasant, mainly because Kraun had never encountered such rogue outsiders as these three before, who actually thought of using a customer's clothes to make bandages to sell to the next customer.

Therefore, the rules he set had loopholes and failed to prevent outsiders from entering the country.