[The Seven Mysteries: The Meat Chunks in the Cafeteria] Has Been Discovered
Side quest completed (1/7)
Listening to the notification sound from the game system.
Gu Xinghe finally understood what Tao Changyi meant by what he had said in his heart earlier.
There's absolutely no way to avoid it; it will even come looking for you on its own [weird].
This was an unavoidable dish of stew that Carol, Rekaya, and Elaine forced them to eat.
Based on what I've heard before, it seems to be the same daily menu from the cafeteria.
But if that's the case, then the meaning of "discovering" the seven mysteries required in the game's side quests is...
Does this mean players need to experience it firsthand?
Or is it possible that he indirectly learned about the relevant content through discussions among viewers in the live stream?
[Wow! The guy next door who went to the infirmary alone is really gone!]
What is he doing? Is he so hungry that he's eating the internal organs of a mannequin?
[Wait, is this model real? How can he chew on it? Does he have such good teeth?]
[Brain, heart, kidneys... all eaten away]
[How come these organ models grew back after this person collapsed?]
Wait, why does his body look a little flat when he falls...?
This tells the story of the player named Enpongci who was alone in the infirmary.
It seems to be just as exciting as what they're experiencing in the cafeteria right now.
However, although I got a general idea of what was happening in the infirmary through the live stream.
The game system's electronic notification sound did not ring in Gu Xinghe's ears again.
I don't know if it's because such a bizarre thing is still not one of the "Seven Mysteries".
Or perhaps it's because the information he gleaned from the live stream was ultimately incomplete.
Or perhaps, the so-called "exploration" truly requires players to experience it for themselves.
If it's the latter, Gu Xinghe decided that this time he was really determined to just peacefully try to survive the main quest.
Regardless of the circumstances, he now possesses information that the infirmary does indeed have problems.
Moreover, it now appears that the human models in them have even bigger problems.
Is it possible to create a human model that entices people to eat their internal organs and then uses those organs to create a new model?
Then, Gu Xinghe recalled that Tao Changyi and the other two had changed their expressions when they heard that Elaine was going to take Enpangci to the infirmary.
It's unclear whether they were aware of the specifics of what happened in the infirmary.
Just like now, some of their companions were taken to the infirmary and never returned.
Therefore, they suspected that something was wrong at the infirmary.
Meanwhile, on the backs of the hands of Tao Changyi, Xiao Ruiming, and Liang Yue, who had arrived at the campus earlier than them.
Gu Xinghe, however, witnessed an even more terrifying scene in their hands.
The black lines that bulge on the back of the hand are even more distorted and abstract.
The dense black lines, like winding branches, kept crawling out from the back of my hand and spreading along my forearm to my shoulder.
The black line, obscured by clothing, seemed to have stopped advancing at this point.
However, Gu Xinghe could easily guess that, following this direction of extension, the black line would continue to grow downwards to the heart.
Ultimately, it took root there, grew, blossomed, and bore fruit.
However, just before this, when the group was playing a card game together in the classroom...
The three men's arms looked perfectly normal; no one could tell that there was anything unusual about them.
But at this moment, it was as if they had been summoned by their own kind.
As they swallowed the stewed meat, the black, twisted lines became clearly visible.
It was as if the beasts lurking within them had awakened when they were fed.
Yes.
It's as if the nutrients they get from the meat they eat aren't being supplied to their own bodies.
It was not meant to satisfy the strange, monstrous beast lurking within the body.
The satisfied behemoth devoured chunks of flesh of its own kind that had been fed into its body.
Then it transforms into its own nutrients, growing continuously in the form of black lines until it occupies a person's heart.
Although they look terrifying, these black lines do not actually cause any pain.
Gu Xinghe looked at the black "threads" that had bulged and extended on the back of his hand.
Later, the black thread might end up like the three who arrived at the school earlier.
While toying with its prey without causing it any pain, it also keeps numbing its tense nerves.
While silently covering its body with black lines, it effortlessly took over its flesh.
Gu Xinghe pressed hard on a vein next to the black line on the back of his left hand, only to feel a tingling sensation.
He turned to look at the two girls sitting next to him.
Carol and Rekaya showed no sign of discomfort while eating the pieces of meat that would make others feel nauseous.
On the contrary, the expressions on their faces were quite pleasant.
In impoverished schools where no one wants to attend, the only meat available in the cafeteria is naturally a rare treat.
Gu Xinghe watched as Rekaya scooped up a piece of stewed meat with a spoon.
She puffed out her cheeks and gently blew on the still steaming hot piece of meat.
First, I gently licked it with my tongue to test the temperature, and then took a small bite with my teeth.
Then, she stuck out her tongue and gently licked her lips, which were now oily from the meat juices.
Seeing that Gu Xinghe seemed to have been observing her, she gave him a reserved yet adorable smile.
Then, Gu Xinghe watched as she contentedly lifted her left cheek, chewing on a piece of meat while smiling happily.
In stark contrast to the happy Rekaya, Gu Xinghe's sanity value on his panel was constantly decreasing.
He looked at his sanity, which had now dropped to 80.
His rationality, which was as high as 97 before entering the campus, dropped by 5 because of a piece of stewed meat he was given.
At this moment, he looked at the other players who had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat the stew.
With each bite, he seemed to see the numbers -10, -10, -10 appear above the heads of these people.
However, his mental attributes were several times higher than others after taking the medicine multiple times.
The resulting decline in rationality would be slower, so he wasn't too worried about the current situation.
Moreover, he wasn't entirely unprepared for the current situation.
Gu Xinghe was thinking about taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and secretly putting a recovery candy into his mouth.
Or perhaps it's about finding a secluded corner afterward to take a potion and boost one's sanity.
He suddenly remembered the Rose Manor.
The scene of the tentacles hiding in his own shadow eating the cookie crumbs he dropped on the ground.
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