Who Cut In!?

Hehehe...

The children's laughter echoed in the empty house, and the man squatted in the corner, swaying back and forth.

He seemed to be looking at his own shadow.

The shadow swayed back and forth, looking quite amusing.

Behind the man, piles of garbage were packed in black plastic bags. The garbage room, which was supposed to be emptied every day, had fallen into disrepair one day. Pus was flowing all over the ground, and the stench attracted countless flies that buzzed in the air.

"Looking for friends..."

The child's voice was clear and crisp, carrying a unique innocence and simplicity. He sang to himself, the sound echoing in the garbage room, but the child was nowhere to be seen.

"Buzzing..."

The flies buzzed around everywhere, one of them bumping into the face of the swaying man and nearly landing in his opening and closing mouth.

The man, oblivious to everything, grinned widely and continued singing, "Found a good friend, salute, shake hands..."

The child's voice actually came from his mouth.

"You are my good friend..."

"Smack!"

The man suddenly raised his hand and slapped the woman across the face. When he removed his palm, there was a dead fly with blood and green blood.

The wristwatch-style personal computer he wore on his wrist was also dirty.

"My good friend... where is my good friend?" the man murmured, finally managing to stand up while leaning against the wall.

His legs must have gone numb from squatting, he couldn't bear the weight and stumbled, falling into the thick pus. He clumsily got up, staggered towards the garbage heap, tore open a black plastic bag with his hands, and muttered to himself, "Mom, where's my best friend? Where did you put her?"

He screamed, "How could you throw her away! I told you she's my friend, not a monster!"

"Give her back to me, give her back to me, give her back to me!!!"

After a hysterical scream from the little girl, the man's tone suddenly softened.

"It's gone... it's gone... she's in the trash can, isn't she? I'm going to find her, Mom... you stay here... wait for me to come back."

The man found a tattered doll covered in pus and vomit in the trash can.

He seemed momentarily confused, but then he hugged the doll to his chest with obvious satisfaction, a bright smile on his face. He then finished what he hadn't finished saying earlier, "When I get back... I'll dispose of your body."

"I've found my best friend..."

The whole scene is so absurd.

The man's eyes were lifeless, and his actions and mannerisms were like a child's, as if he wholeheartedly believed that he was a little girl.

He is now hopelessly corrupted by his own mind.

"Bang!"

Just as the man was clinging to the broken doll, the door to the garbage room was kicked open, and a young man with a sinister expression appeared in the doorway.

The young man covered the lower half of his face with a mask, but his murderous intent was evident in his eyes and brows alone.

Those deep brown eyes, the color of dried blood, shifted irregularly between emptiness and solidity, easily captivating the eye.

Xu Shu simply couldn't control his expression.

This place is really...

It's too dirty.

He didn't even realize how dirty it was when he used his ghosts to turn other people's territory into a bloodbath, but the damage this stinking garbage room caused him was no less than a direct attack from an untamed ghost.

I feel like throwing up.

Zhao Ruru, who had her sights set on this spot, kept a safe distance, peering around cautiously from behind.

Xu Shu just wanted to kill the infected person as quickly as possible and escape immediately. He felt that if he stayed for even a second longer, the smell of the garbage room would never be washed away.

Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly sensed another terrifying aura. His instincts made him stop and look warily at... the shadow of the infected.

The next second, the shadow suddenly rose from the ground, and when the darkness dissipated, a tall young man was revealed in the garbage room.

The young man did not immediately attack the infected person after he appeared; instead, he looked at the person who posed a greater threat.

Xu Shu looked away; he didn't like making eye contact. He simply tilted his head, letting his gaze fall on a point in the air. "... Zhao Yijiu?"

Zhao Yijiu was even less talkative than the legendary taciturn Xu Shu, responding only to silence. "..."

He was actually a little stunned; the impact was quite different at the alley entrance and in the garbage room.

I kind of regret coming in.

Seeing Zhao Yijiu from a distance, Zhao Ruru gave her a "How could this be?" look and scratched her head in confusion.

She didn't want to clash with Zhao Yijiu at all; after all, in her mind, she should consider Zhao Yijiu a friend, right?

In the eyes of the Zhao family, she was probably a traitor for running off to live with the Xu family, but she knew perfectly well that Zhao Mou, from a collateral branch of the family, was not exactly a loyal and devoted person to the family!

Besides that live-streamed simulation, she had also encountered Zhao Mou and Zhao Yijiu in simulations throughout the year. Each time, they were able to coexist peacefully and even cooperate tacitly. Cooperating with smart people sometimes didn't even require words, which always made her feel very comfortable.

Or... forget it, she should just find another infected person for Xu Shu...

The main reason is that she doesn't want to stay near the garbage room!

However, she was quite far away, and by the time she tried to call Xu Shu back, the people inside had already met up with him.

"We found it first." Xu Shu took a skull out of the Persona Mask.

The aggressive and sinister aura emanating from the skull immediately put Zhao Yijiu on alert. His eyes sharpened, he raised his short sword, and coldly said, "Mine."

Although the infected person holding the doll could barely sense the outside world, they were still disturbed by the aura emanating from the two people.

He wanted to stay with his best friend forever; he didn't want anything else to kill him!

The man trembled, his dazed gaze stealthily drifting towards the door of the garbage room.

Xu Shu and Zhao Yijiu neither liked wasting words. Since they were both vying for the infected person, they decided to have a quick fight and settle the matter with their strength.

Stop Killing made contact with the skeleton, a thin crack appeared on the top of the skeleton's head. Stop Killing was rated by the system as having extremely strong attack power, and there was a reason for that.

However, Xu Shu excels at Mental Attack.

The skeleton suddenly let out a shriek, causing Zhao Yijiu to be momentarily dazed and instinctively assume a defensive posture. However, neither of them expected that the corrupted person's spirit had reached its lowest point and was no longer afraid of further Mental Attack. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the person actually rushed out of the garbage room.

"Tsk." Zhao Yijiu came back to his senses, scoffed lightly, and was about to chase after him. In terms of speed, Xu Shu couldn't compare to him at all.

"Tch." Xu Shu knew he probably couldn't win the fight, but Zhao Ruru was still outside. Zhao Ruru was a completely defenseless Combat Power and couldn't be hurt by the infected.

So he rushed out as well.

The two entered the alley one after the other. The infected person ran quite fast, turning a corner and disappearing in the blink of an eye. Zhao Yijiu blended directly into the shadow beside her and caught up with the target in almost the blink of an eye.

In the shadows, he is single-mindedly focused on his goal and pays no attention to anything else.

He entered the shadow of the infected.

Leap up and draw your sword.

"Puff."

The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh rang in Zhao Yijiu's ears, but his expression went blank for a moment, because after that "thud," his blade finally touched the target's skin.

The target collapsed limply to the ground, and the broken doll fell to the side.

Emerging from the shadows, Zhao Yijiu saw that the corpse's forehead had been pierced by... a withered branch that had suddenly sprung out from a dead old tree by the alley.

Xu Shu and Zhao Ruru, who arrived later, were both stunned by what they saw. Zhao Ruru looked away and suddenly stared in disbelief.

"Zhao... Zhao... Zhao Yijiu... you, there's a ghost behind you!!"

Zhao Yijiu: "...?"

Yu Xing, who was just passing by and almost got pounced on by an infected person reeking of garbage, was Yu Xing when she saw the familiar faces appearing one after another and heard the little girl's heartfelt cry of "Ghost!"

What do you mean? You're not afraid of ghosts when you actually see them, but you exclaim "Ghost!" when you see me?

Yu Xing blinked and heard Yi Qing chuckle gloatingly beside her.

Zhao Yijiu then turned her head and stared at him with dark, intense eyes.