A rabbit!
A slightly plump rabbit half a meter tall, with very short arms and legs!
The rabbit had two long ears and an impeccable coat of fur. Only... she had human eyes.
Those dark, darting eyes swept around the room for a moment before slowly fixing on Yu Qing.
Yu Qing paused briefly and followed her gaze. She was looking at the bell on his wrist.
A bell?
Jingle, jingle-
Yu Qing raised his hand and shook it again. Sure enough, the rabbit was drawn over.
Her two thick legs struggled along in little bloodstained leather shoes, each step producing a distinct tap.
Her eyes were timid, her movements hesitant and probing. She stood in front of Yu Qing, lowered her gaze, and stared at the bell for a while. Suddenly, she stretched out two furry arms and wrapped them around his hand, her voice full of boundless longing. "Daddy..."
She really was human!
Yu Qing thought, She's the rabbit that disappeared from the Twelve Zodiac Animals beneath the angel statue!
The fluffy rabbit fur prickled against his arm. Even from a meter away, just looking at it, Qian Lai could clearly imagine that skin-crawling sensation.
That wasn't a rabbit. It was a person!
A person made into a rabbit!
Her limbs were so short because, most likely, half of each had been cut off.
Her body was slightly plump because some strange substance had been pumped into her to make the "rabbit" look cuter.
Her entire skin had been stripped away, then animal fur had been reapplied at the location of every pore.
This fucking... wasn't much better than a creepy little girl!
Yet right before his eyes, Yu Qing actually held the little girl and struck up a conversation. He even... kept calling himself "Daddy"?
He didn't say the child's name, nor did he show any fear. His gaze was simply loving, and he did his best to keep the bell in the rabbit's sight.
Jingle, jingle. Jingle, jingle.
The little golden bell swung back and forth, reflected in the rabbit girl's eyes, hypnotic and beguiling. He asked, "Sweetheart, did you miss Daddy?"
"Did anyone hurt you while Daddy was away?"
Then the rabbit girl's eyes were gradually drawn to the bell, turning hazy and changing. Her sharp fangs slowly shortened. Moments later, she had actually lost all aggression and clung to him, sobbing loudly. "Waaah... you're... my real daddy! Tangtang missed Daddy! Missed Daddy! Waaaaah..."
Oh. Her name was Tangtang.
Only then did Yu Qing finally breathe a sigh of relief. He raised his hand and smoothed the fur on her head, asking with a touch of sadness, "Then... Tangtang, where did you go? Daddy's been looking for you all this time. It's been so hard finding you."
Qian Lai: "???"
Huh? What? What had just happened???
In the livestream chat:
[AAAAH! This part made my hair stand on end! Not being allowed to spoil anything is killing me! This little girl will recognize whoever rings the bell as her daddy, but if they get her name wrong, she'll eat the player on the spot!]
[Yeah, both streamers in that room earlier died. I was worried sick.]
[So Yu Qing got her name out of her in just a couple of sentences, slipped into the role, and turned the tables to get information?]
[AAAAH! Our darling's nothing like the other streamers! They all run when they see the girl. He's so sweet. He really knows how to comfort a child, waaaah QAQ]
[He's not just sweet, he can hypnotize people too. Didn't you see him shaking the bell? Hnnngh! So mesmerizing! He can do everything! (Tip +100 points)]
After glancing at the livestream chat, Yu Qing had a rough understanding of the little girl's situation.
But as he sat on the edge of the bed with her in his arms, his expression grew increasingly grave.
The instant he asked his question, he saw the rabbit girl's eyes shifting constantly as she stared at him. Her furry, half-length arms trembled, and soon two streams of bloody tears came spilling down. "After you left... a fake daddy... came to our home."
"Fake Daddy hit Mommy. He got drunk... and hit Mommy... kept... kept hitting Mommy..."
"Mommy protected me... she sent me outside and told me to wait for her at the hospital reception desk. I... I shouldn't have been greedy. I shouldn't have eaten the candy the director gave me. I shouldn't have..."
Clatter-
Suddenly, the hospital's doors were pushed open. Yu Qing and the little girl turned at the same time and saw the male doctor in a white coat at the entrance, along with... several skeleton orderlies.
The doctor's face had long since lost its gentle, refined daytime appearance. His bulging eyes had turned entirely grayish white, and that grotesquely ugly mouth had reappeared. The instant he opened the doors, he waved impatiently toward Yu Qing.
"Angel's newest sacrifice. We've come to collect you, so we may bask together in the sacred ritual."
"Ah!" Perhaps the little girl had cried out instinctively. The doctor paused, his gaze gradually lowering. Then his eyes slowly curved, and the corners of his mouth twitched as he spoke in a slightly shrill voice. "The rabbit... found her."
As he spoke, he actually bent down slowly and beckoned kindly. "Tangtang, come to Daddy."
"No! You're Fake Daddy! Fake Daddy!" Even more terrified, the girl clung tightly to Yu Qing with her two short, severed arms. Her cries became distorted. "Daddy, save me! Save me!!"
That scream was so piercing that it drew in quite a few new viewers.
After a brief lull, the livestream chat exploded with activity again.
[Holy shit, holy shit, this instance is "Angel Psychiatric Sanatorium"? It's actually opened a second time, and its level's shot up to three. Tsk, these newbies are in for a treat.]
[Am I seeing things? I remember all the streamers being scared of this rabbit girl last time, wanting to stay as far away from her as possible. This time... why's the rabbit clinging to the streamer instead?]
[Not only is the rabbit not attacking him, she's calling him Daddy? Fuck? What happened? I'm so confused.]
[New arrivals, go watch the replay. Don't interrupt me admiring my darling Qingqing's breathtaking face!]
[Pfft, darling? You treasure him that much? Then take a good look. Your darling Qingqing's already been marked as a sacrifice. I saw exactly what happens to sacrifices last time. In this Sanatorium, only doctors can hurt patients. He has no way to fight back.]
[Exactly. That rabbit begging him is pointless. He can't even save himself~]
[They're going to die. They're all going to die! Hahahaha, I'm so excited!]
The livestream's viewer count rose. Many viewers who had seen the instance once before began gloating, even rubbing their hands together in anticipation of the slaughter.
And it wasn't just Yu Qing. Even Qian Lai, who shared his ward, gained quite a few viewers in his livestream.
Beside the hospital bed, as the skeletons drew closer and closer and the little girl shrank farther and farther back, Yu Qing clenched his teeth slightly. Then he suddenly raised his arms and flung the girl to Qian Lai, roaring, "Take care of my daughter!"
Holy shit! That furry, fleshy sensation spread through Qian Lai's entire body in an instant, raising goosebumps all over him. To make matters worse, the little rabbit gave him an extremely eerie smile, as though trying to act cute. "Uncle~"
Wait, Yu Qing called this thing his daughter?
Qian Lai wanted to cry but had no tears. Holding the little girl, he didn't dare use even the slightest force, yet unexpectedly earned a few [Hahaha] comments, along with tips.
But he had no time to look at them!
After forcing himself to adjust, he immediately turned his gaze back to Yu Qing.
Before his eyes, the young man slowly stood and extended his right arm. Then a series of gurgling sounds rang out, as though something hard was moving through his body.
Next, he saw the flesh of Yu Qing's right hand writhe. At his wrist, a pure-gold needle pierced the skin, gradually emerged, and was pulled free until he held it fully in his hand.
This guy... had hidden a needle that thick inside his own arm?
Didn't it restrict his movement? Didn't it hurt?
Qian Lai's pupils slowly widened. But after looking a little longer, he quickly realized his worries were entirely unnecessary-
Yu Qing's arm remained fair and flawless, without a single trace of injury.
Now, he seized the first skeleton's hand and snapped it off with a crack, then reached back to clamp down on its neck, pinning it firmly in front of him.
Immediately afterward, that strange golden needle slowly rose, its tip catching the light as he aimed it without hesitation at the skeleton's temple!
[AAAAH! Darling, be careful!]
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