Dormitory Rules

"All right, your dormitory is Room 301. A reminder: when danger comes, remember to light both candles together. Oh, and I'll give you a box of matches too."

The Dorm Manager handed over a key and a box of matches.

Matches: A perfectly ordinary box of matches that can be lit anywhere.

Key: A perfectly ordinary key that can open the door to Room 301.

"Thank you, Sister Liu." After thanking her, Mu Rufeng turned and headed inside.

The employees watching from the side all wore looks of regret.

"Room 301? It wasn't assigned to me. What a pity."

"Even though he wasn't assigned to my dorm, I'm right next door to him. Hehe!"

"That kid Da Tou got lucky. He actually got assigned to the same dorm as him."

"Yeah, yeah. Da Tou hasn't come back yet, right? Let's wait here and have him save us some flesh and blood."

"The taste of a living person... truly unforgettable."

"To be fair, that guy made quite a bit of money at the vending machine."

"Exactly. He bought so many candles. Taking him down tonight won't be so easy."

"Da Tou? I don't think he has a chance. I'm afraid the Dorm Manager will get the spoils instead."

The sky outside had long since darkened, but since it was not yet past dinner time, the streetlights kept Scarlet Logistics Park from being swallowed by total darkness.

Even inside the dormitory building, dim lights made it possible to see the road.

There were many employees in the dormitory building. Although Mu Rufeng was not afraid as they stared at him along the way, their gazes still made him uncomfortable.

Mu Rufeng arrived on the third floor and stood in the corridor.

He looked to either side and found them shrouded in darkness. Only the balconies at both ends were lit by the streetlights outside.

The place looked grim and terrifying.

Room 301 was at the far left end of the third floor.

Mu Rufeng followed the corridor to its end.

Along the way, quite a few eerie employees hidden in the darkness stared silently at Mu Rufeng.

Had it been the old Mu Rufeng, he would have been scared out of his wits.

Mu Rufeng stopped before the door to Room 301.

Next to Room 301 was Room 303, while Room 302 stood across the hall.

He glanced at the balcony again and saw that it too was sealed off by iron bars.

Mu Rufeng took out the key, inserted it into the lock, and gave it a light twist. The door opened at once.

The room was pitch-black, so dark that one could not see one's hand before one's face.

Mu Rufeng immediately felt around the wall to one side.

He quickly found a switch and pressed it.

With a click, the old light bulb came on, casting an orange-yellow glow.

The room was not large. Two beds stood against each wall on the left and right.

In the middle sat a square table covered in dust.

At the far end of the room were a door and a window.

The window had been nailed shut with planks and red cloth, covered so tightly that not a crack showed.

If his guess was correct, there should be a small balcony beyond the door, with the bathroom to the right of it.

It was a very standard dorm room. By real-world standards, these conditions would have been downright luxurious.

"I don't like having the lights on. Turn them off." A voice suddenly spoke.

Mu Rufeng was slightly startled. He looked over and found that someone had somehow appeared sitting on the bed to his left.

And it was an acquaintance—the Bandage Girl, wrapped head to toe in bandages.

"No rush. I'll pick my bed first." Mu Rufeng smiled, then casually shut the door.

"Which beds here are empty?" Mu Rufeng asked.

"The one beside you, and this one, are both empty," Bandage Miss said.

Mu Rufeng examined the two beds. One was the bed on the right upon entering, with only a mattress on it.

The second was on the left near the balcony. It also had a mattress, but it was piled with all sorts of clutter, including clothes.

"Then I'll take this one." Mu Rufeng decisively sat down on the bed to the right.

Just then, Bandage Miss raised a hand and pointed behind Mu Rufeng.

Mu Rufeng paused, then immediately turned to look.

He found that words had somehow appeared on the wall behind him.

Dormitory Rules

1. Please keep quiet.

2. From 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., please do not leave the dormitory.

3. Please try not to turn on the lights in the dormitory.

4. After lights-out, remember to lock the door.

5. If someone knocks, do not open the door under any circumstances, even if it is the Dorm Manager.

6. Make sure everyone in the dormitory is your roommate. If not, you may throw them off the balcony.

7. When there are no outsiders in the dormitory, it is absolutely safe.

"Hm?" Mu Rufeng was slightly stunned. They were actually Dormitory Rules.

"Thanks." Mu Rufeng looked at Bandage Miss and thanked her.

"Can you turn off the lights now?" Bandage Miss asked again.

"Of course." Mu Rufeng stood up and switched off the light.

The entire room fell into darkness once more.

The dark environment did not affect Mu Rufeng much.

To a zombie, darkness was like a fish returning to water.

"By the way, it looks like that bed belongs to another roommate, right?" Mu Rufeng asked Bandage Miss.

"Yes." Bandage Miss lay back down on her bed.

"What kind of work do you do?" Mu Rufeng asked again.

Bandage Miss had hidden her work badge beneath her bandages, so Mu Rufeng did not know her position or name.

"Please follow the rules and keep quiet," Bandage Miss replied.

"Sorry, sorry." Mu Rufeng apologized and said nothing more.

In the darkness, Mu Rufeng began to feel sleepy.

Before entering this instance world, he had already spent an exhausting day working.

Now, after another busy day here, he was truly exhausted.

But before falling asleep, Mu Rufeng remembered something. He immediately got up and locked the door from the inside.

"There's still one roommate who hasn't returned. It should be fine if I lock the door, right?" Mu Rufeng asked Bandage Miss.

"It's fine. That guy hasn't returned to the dorm for days anyway. Maybe he'll die outside tonight." Bandage Miss fell silent for a moment before finally answering Mu Rufeng.

Since there was no problem, Mu Rufeng stopped worrying.

He lay down on the mattress and soon fell fast asleep.

Before long, Mu Rufeng's steady breathing filled the room.

In the darkness, Bandage Miss slowly turned onto her side and faced Mu Rufeng.

The eye beneath her bandages stared fixedly at Mu Rufeng, and the scene instantly became grim and terrifying.

Time slowly passed, and before long it was seven o'clock.

Seven o'clock was also when dinner time ended.

All the lights went out.

At this moment, Scarlet Preferred did not have even a trace of light.

Even the moonlight in the sky was obscured by thick fog, plunging heaven and earth into darkness.

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