Chapter 268: Online Dating Scam Record (Thirty-one)
The door opened, and Li Zeya's cold face appeared behind it. She still looked unhappy with everyone, but her face seemed even paler than when they met yesterday.
"What's up?"
Li Zeya spoke.
Guo Guo took a look inside the house and asked, "Can I come in?"
The girl opposite was silent for two seconds, then stepped aside and said, "Come in."
Entering dormitory 303 again, it was noticeably emptier. Few visible pieces of furniture remained, and empty snack bags filled the corners. The balcony window was open, letting in a harsh breeze. Li Zeya, wearing thin clothing, sat on the only chair, seemingly oblivious to the surroundings.
The smell of death in the air became heavier.
Guo Guo saw that there was nothing in front of the other person: "You have nothing to eat?"
Li Zeya: “No more.”
What to do if there is nothing to eat? The girl didn’t seem to care and just let her stomach rumble with hunger.
She didn't turn to look at Guo Guo, nor did she ask about the food. She just looked out the window quietly, not knowing what she was thinking.
Guo Guo was also silent for a few seconds, then broke the silence: "How is your leg?"
She hadn't forgotten that Li Zeya had been limping since their first meeting at the vending machine in the lobby. Judging from the two steps he took when he opened the door just now, the injury had worsened to the point where he was stumbling.
When asked, Li Zeya simply replied: "It's an old habit. I'm used to it."
"Hmm..." Guo Guo opened his mouth. He had already thought of the words and the guesses, but for some reason, when he was actually in front of the other person, he didn't know how to start.
——Stop pretending, I know you are the Punisher?
——It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it, let’s fight first?
—By the way, let's be clear before we start. Is the information you told us earlier true? If so, why did you tell us? ...
But in reality, there was no need to say any of this. The most important thing she should do was to take out her weapons and props and put an end to the danger in front of her.
Just as he was about to draw his sword, he suddenly heard a voice from the other side:
"Is this your first time going out alone?"
Guo Guo: "Really...?"
She was stunned, but saw that Li Zeya was the first to bring up the topic.
"I was also confused and lonely when I first left the group, but I gradually got used to it. You will get used to it in the future too."
Guo Guo subconsciously asked, "Why are you lonely? Is it because you were ostracized in the university town because of your transformed ghoul identity?"
Li Zeya: “…”
Li Zeya looked up in surprise for the first time: "I thought you only guessed the identity of the Punisher, but I didn't expect you to predict more than I did."
"But it's true," she smiled. "You're all from the same dorm, so of course you're all very strong. Plus, you've already been tricked by a ghoul once, and our features are very obvious, so it's not surprising that you guessed my identity."
Guo Guo pursed his lips: "It seems that you already knew what I was here for."
Li Zeya was also straightforward: "If you still remember the method I mentioned yesterday."
——Killing the Punisher during the day will completely eliminate him.
Guo Guo drew out his short knife.
She actually had a lot of questions she wanted to ask and a lot of curiosity that needed to be answered - if the other three roommates were standing next to her, she would definitely ask them.
But unfortunately, she was alone now, with no one to back her up for her actions and choices. She had only two minutes to herself since she entered dormitory 303. Now it was time to resolve the situation.
Li Zeya was still sitting in her chair, blood already seeping from her legs, the exact spot Guo Guo had planned when setting the trap last night. Her ravenous appetite, the severe limp she'd suffered after the attack, the bloody footprints of varying depths, and the few remaining complaint forms all clearly pointed to one fact:
One of the few girls in this copy who provided them with positive information was the Punisher.
However, the Punisher himself was not surprised at all that his identity was exposed, and he didn't even react when he saw Guo Guo draw his knife.
Just when Guo Guo almost thought that the other party didn't care about life or death at all, seeing the knife coming, Li Zeya not only dodged from the chair, but also grabbed Guo Guo's wrist with his backhand.
Guo Guo: “?”
She was surprised and said, "So you still want to resist?"
Li Zeya: "...After all, I am a student with hands and feet. Am I just going to watch me get chopped off by you?"
That being said, the Punisher's combat effectiveness during the day was completely different from that at night. Guo Guo didn't even have to use much strength, but Li Zeya's arm cracked with a sound of bones breaking, and then was pushed out like a piece of cloth.
Seeing the girl coughing up blood, Guo Guo looked at his own hands. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was too strong or the other party was letting him go again.
"Why, are you surprised at your own strength?"
Li Zeya wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Don't doubt it, this is normal. I'm just an ordinary person now, but you've evolved countless times in the game. If you return to the real world with this power, even if you casually hit someone, you could be held criminally liable."
...bring this power back to the real world?
Subconsciously thinking about that scene, Guo Guo couldn't help but smile: "Wouldn't the whole world be in chaos then?"
I don't know how many universities have been dragged into this game. Imagine that college students all over the world suddenly become "super-evolved people" with super powers and props. Compared with that, I really don't know which one is more outrageous, or that everyone is dragged into the game.
"But for many people, no matter where the power comes from or what its attributes are, as long as they can use this power to disrupt the balance of the real world and gain unimaginable convenience and influence, that is what they desire, isn't it?"
Li Zeya shook his head: "Just because you don't want to doesn't mean others don't want to."
Guo Guo heard a hint of hidden meaning and frowned: "You mean..."
"Be careful what you say, I didn't say anything."
Li Zeya coughed a few more times. "You were lucky to make it through the night. I was unlucky to find me during the day. This game is all about accepting defeat, so I have nothing to say. But no matter how lucky you are, you won't pass this exam. The school will come this morning to ask for the appeal form. The fewer you have, the higher the risk. You'd better stay in the dormitory and don't go out, otherwise..."
Her voice gradually faded away, and before she ran out of breath, she climbed onto the balcony railing and looked out at the thin mist:
"Do you know why I'm lonely? Because only those who live like you are not lonely. In the darkness, loneliness and pain are like a thorn in the flesh... Only in the university town can I find a moment of respite. However, people still can't be too greedy. Maybe this is enough, don't you think?"
After saying this, without waiting for Guo Guo's reply, the girl folded her body and flew into the fog like a paper butterfly.
This was the most Li Zeya had ever spoken. It seemed as if she had said nothing, yet it also seemed as if she had said everything. However, she didn't have time to think about it.
A warm sensation emanated from his pocket; another appeal form had been destroyed. Guo Guo counted the remaining ones. Including hers, only three remained intact. It was clear that they definitely did not meet the school's requirements.
But you can hide for a while, but can you hide forever?
Following the plan she had made last night, she first checked the area around the dormitory building. Sure enough, she saw the school teachers approaching aggressively from the window. Perhaps because of the loss they had suffered yesterday, a different group of people had arrived this time, a total of five. Just a closer look at them made Guo Guo feel a little dizzy and nauseous.
However, before the school officials could enter the dormitory building, they were stopped at the door.
...Is it Anya?
Guo Guo remembered this girl; after winning the bet, she fulfilled her promise and helped him skip evening study. However, Anya seemed to have a worse temper and never looked happy when they met, so he only had a general impression of her.
But at this moment, Anya stood in front of the five school leaders and shouted loudly to stop them from coming in:
"What are you doing? This is a crime scene. Do you want to destroy the bodies? Let me tell you..."
Guo Guo took a deep breath. She knew that Anya alone would be unable to hold off five school NPCs. She had to seize this buffer time and find a way to break the deadlock.
There must be only the last one.
She put all her props into ready state, then clicked on the customer service account of the virtual lover platform:
【Hello, I want to buy a business. 】
Customer Service #1: Dear customer, we are very sorry. Due to an unexplained fire at the server yesterday, our system has been temporarily disrupted. Customer Service Officer Wang is unable to assist with your order. We apologize for your understanding.
Guo Guo: [……]
I had planned everything, but I didn't expect to be tricked at the last minute.
Money back!!!
Customer Service #1: We're sorry, but refunds aren't within the scope of our service. Please wait until the console is repaired, and our previous customer service representative, Xiao Tang, will answer your questions.
[We're very sorry, but the refund service is not available...]
【 terribly sorry……】
The customer service suddenly seemed to have jammed, repeating the templated answer several times in a row, and then stopped abruptly.
Customer Service #1: Hello, I'm Xiao Tang from Customer Service. I just finished something and am back now. Sorry for the wait. How can I help you, dear?
