Chapter 306: Collect More Clues

Chapter 306 Collecting More Clues

When Wu Yue came to her senses, the scissors had already closed. She immediately stepped back, but Shen Que turned around faster.

The scissors barely missed Shen Que’s neck, drawing blood immediately.

Wu Yue’s eyes widened in shock. She pressed one hand against Shen Que’s neck while reaching for bandages with the other.

Quickly calming down to bandage his wound, Wu Yue scolded, "Lift your head and stop moving, Shen Que! What the hell were you thinking?"

Shen Que tilted his head up, gazing intently at Wu Yue. "I sensed something wrong with your energy."

Wu Yue snapped, "Then your first reaction should’ve been to hit me!"

Shen Que blinked and meekly agreed, "Yeah."

He couldn’t bear to, and besides, if he got hurt, Wu Yue would worry over him.

Wu Yue’s expression turned grim. "If something like this happens again, you have to react normally. Otherwise, don’t dungeon with me anymore. You’re too unprofessional to work with."

Shen Que murmured, "...But my normal reaction is to take people out."

From the moment the scissors appeared, the person holding them was already dead.

Wu Yue shot back, "Then take me out."

Jian Suiyu cautiously looked at Jiang Yuhua, never expecting Jiang Yuhua to see,

Shen Que said, "Then I might as well off myself."

Nodding with deep agreement,

Jiang Yuhua, "Shen Que finally said something sensible."

Jian Suiyu, "...." Let us raise our glasses in celebration, as today this simp squad has gathered here, successfully assembled.

Wu Yue's expression darkened, "Shen Que, from now on, you must watch me like a hawk.

The moment you sense something is off, act immediately without hesitation."

He looked at Wu Yue, checking if she'd spotted something.

Wu Yue took out a pen. Seeing her hold the pen, Jiang Yuhua and Jian Suiyu reacted like honor students watching a prodigy solve a problem—both craning their necks forward, eyes instantly bright and eager.

Jian Suiyu, "No way... We’re just getting started, just two guide NPCs, and you already have an idea?

Isn’t this moving way too fast?! Can’t you leave some room for others? This is nuts!!"

Jiang Yuhua, eyes sparkling, "That's my Baby Sis for you. If it means inheriting Baby Sis’s legacy, I’d happily live in a freaking mansion and drive luxury cars for life."

Jiang Mubai, "...Sis, you really never come out on the losing end.

But why does Shen Que seem so calm? Does he not realize Baby Sis is about to perform some mind-blowing dungeon logic deduction?"

Jian Suiyu, "Because to a failing student, 100 and 98 look exactly the same."

Fortunately, Wu Yue left the geniuses present a way out.

She simply drew a little girl—the one she had seen in the white mist—wearing patched coarse linen clothes, with choppy, uneven short hair as if haphazardly cut with scissors.

Finally, on the indistinct face, Wu Yue left the face blank.

She handed the paper to Shen Que, scanning the room for anything unusual.

She told Shen Que, "This little girl is the one I saw in the white mist. I suspect she might be the dungeon boss.

Perhaps because of my identity, I attracted her appearance. For us, this is both a clue and an extra death flag."

Shen Que, "An extra death flag?"

Wu Yue nodded, "I suspect this little girl has latched onto me. Once a certain unknown condition is met, she’ll suddenly appear and start killing.

Just like earlier—when I was combing your hair, that act was the trigger."

Hearing that the dungeon boss was now possessing Wu Yue, Shen Que’s face darkened.

His cold gaze scanned Wu Yue’s form, as if he could will the ghost into oblivion that dared target her.

Wu Yue shook her head, "No, not yet.

Shen Que, every action or event that can trigger a killing condition must tie directly into the final main storyline.

Right now, we shouldn’t fear triggering these conditions. To quickly gather more clues in a short time, we should even actively provoke them.

So throughout this entire process, you must watch me like a hawk."

As she spoke, Wu Yue pointed to the girl’s ratty, uneven hair in the drawing.

"For example, combing hair—look at her disheveled hair. Why would she want to kill someone while being combed?

Could it be because someone messed with her on purpose while combing her hair, even cutting it unevenly to mock her?

Such an experience sowed seeds of hatred in her heart, something she could never forget."

Shen Que, "So should we try triggering more killing conditions now?"

Wu Yue nodded, "Let’s go find them."

Wu Yue and Shen Que rounded up everyone in the rooms. Considering the possibility that the little girl might not appear with a third person present, they positioned themselves just at the blind spot in their line of sight.

Based on each person's assigned identity cards, Wu Yue first approached Jie Chen.

"Try yanking my collar."

Jie Chen was puzzled, "Why grab your collar? Like I'm hauling up a chicken?"

Wu Yue didn’t hesitate, "Fucking bald ass."

Jie Chen snapped, "...Wu Yue, seems like it’s been too long since I last taught you a lesson. You’ve got some nerve."

With that, he yanked Wu Yue’s collar, immediately knowing something was wrong.

Jie Chen watched as Wu Yue’s face contorted into a grotesque grin, her lips stretching unnaturally wide, cracking and bleeding at the corners.

Wu Yue suddenly reached out to wrench Jie Chen’s hand off, her strength terrifyingly immense, her fingers emitting sickening cracks, forcing even Jie Chen to let go.

Jie Chen realized there was something sinister attached to Wu Yue, and without hesitation, he swung at her.

Before he could strike, Shen Que suddenly jumped in from the side and punched him instead.

Jie Chen covered his face in disbelief. "You punched *me*?? She's the one possessed, and you go after *me*?!"

What kind of justice is this?!

With Shen Que's intervention, Wu Yue's gaze gradually cleared.

She looked at Shen Que, who nodded. "You were right. Just now, when you provoked Jie Chen, as soon as he moved, your face changed."

"I couldn’t detect any psychic energy from that thing. To separate it, we might need your and Yan Qi's esoteric methods."

Jie Chen asked, "You were experimenting just now? Wu Yue got possessed?"

Wu Yue nodded. "Yes."

Jie Chen frowned. "Will that thing harm you?"

Wu Yue replied, "Hard to say. We need to gather more intel fast."