Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

He Yong and Xu Chenguang stood on the second-floor corridor, looking smug and waiting for their prey to come to them.

"See, Yong-ge, I told you they were plotting behind our backs, right?" Xu Chenguang sneered. "Too bad, no matter how much they scheme, the mission progress is synchronized, so we're basically getting a free ride."

He Yong glared at Yan Zhao with a sinister expression, then his gaze shifted downwards and fell on the copper coin mask hanging from Yi Canglan's waist.

"Found something good?" He reached out decisively, his tone threatening. "Give it to me; it'll benefit everyone if I keep it."

Yi Zanglan asked earnestly, "What are the benefits?"

"...Stop talking nonsense, I'm definitely more useful than a lunatic like you!"

His attitude was clear: if they wouldn't give it to him, he would just take it.

Yi Zanglan glanced at Yan Zhao. It was clear that Yan Zhao was the one who needed to play the role in this scene. In a brief exchange of glances, the two of them understood each other's intentions.

Yan Zhao frowned, as if he had thought of something, and revealed a subtle expression of smug delight.

She turned her head to indicate, "If he wants it, then give it to him."

"Why?" Yi Zanglan protectively clutched her waist. "You said I should keep this safe and not give it to just anyone."

"You can keep it, or he can keep it." Yan Zhao nudged her shoulder and urged in a low voice, "Hurry up, give it to him. We're all teammates, it doesn't matter who takes it."

"..."

Under Yan Zhao's expectant gaze, Yi Zanglan slowly unfastened the chain of the copper coin mask.

She made a gesture to hand it to Yan Zhao, but the latter was taken aback and pushed her hand away with disgust.

"Just give it to him directly."

"oh."

He Yong glanced back and forth at the subtle interactions between the two. After hesitating for a while, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Wait!" he said sharply, then asked Yan Zhao, "Why don't you take it yourself?"

"I find it heavy." Yan Zhao glanced at him. "If you don't find it heavy, then take it. What's it to me?"

...No, something's not right.

If it were truly a crucial prop, this woman would be scrambling for it, so why would she be so evasive and look so guilty?

She's in such a hurry to give me this thing, could it be some kind of evil artifact, used to attract ghosts or monsters?

That's why she put the prop on Yi Zanglan to avoid danger, and now she wants to take the opportunity to frame him.

Hey!

He Yong instantly sorted out his thoughts. He realized as if he had just woken up from a dream, and thought to himself that he had almost fallen into this damned woman's trap.

"We don't want the stuff anymore." He ground his back teeth, staring at Yan Zhao defiantly. "You slut, we'll keep it to accompany you both in death."

Yan Zhao wasn't angry; instead, she asked again with a hint of regret, "Really, you don't want it anymore?"

He Yong didn't answer. He glared at everyone present and pointed at them with his finger.

"You all better watch out tonight, don't follow the wrong person and end up losing your lives."

After he finished speaking, he grabbed Xu Chenguang, turned around, and left, quickly disappearing at the end of the corridor.

Yi Zanglan stood there, still holding the copper coin mask in her hand. She looked at their departing figures, smiling with emotion.

"What an innocent pair of people, their brains are so simple, not even a wrinkle on their cerebral cortex."

"Tsk." Yan Zhao shook his head. "He Yong probably thinks he's so cool. With this performance, the viewers in the live stream are going to be completely charmed by him."

"Who can disagree? Handsome and witty, he's practically the King of Wisdom, the living embodiment of the Winter Squad."

"It will soon become a dead brand."

Shen Yubai, who had stood by without uttering a single word, asked, "...Gentlemen, is this something I can hear?"

"You're our ally now, and allies have no secrets between them." Yan Zhaochao raised an eyebrow at Yi Zanglan. "Right?"

Yi Zanglan responded gently: "That's right. Mr. Shen is so smart, of course he understands who is more reliable and who must die—they've been threatened to the point of being pointed at. If they don't die this time, who knows who they'll seek revenge on next time."

These words were a veiled reference to Shen Yubai, and also to the young couple inside the house.

Li Siqi and Su Su had been eavesdropping for a while, and now they realized it was time for them to express their opinion, so they quickly chimed in.

"We'll both follow the organization's arrangements!"

Shen Yubai sincerely commented: "The two of you are truly a rare and excellent team."

Yi Zanglan smiled and gestured to Yan Zhao: "They're praising you."

"Wasn't the praise directed at you?"

The two chatted idly for a while, and before they knew it, they had walked away.

Su Su stood at the door watching them leave, and after a long while she turned around and hesitated before discussing it with Li Siqi.

"Do you think Miss Yi is truly insane?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but she seems much stronger than we thought," Li Siqi said, also puzzled. "Perhaps... high-level hunters often appear as psychopaths to lower others' guard and make it easier to coordinate with their teammates?"

"Honey, your analysis makes a lot of sense!"

At this moment, the viewers in the live stream:

We also think it makes a lot of sense!

[The two of them, one feigning madness and the other speaking in a sarcastic tone, are a perfect match!!!]

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At midnight, the door opened automatically, a system notification that it was time for the players to take action.

The seven people gathered in the security room and, according to the instructions in the letter of authorization, retrieved cleaning tools such as buckets and mops.

As for the floors they were responsible for, it was determined by drawing lots. According to the previous agreement, Yan Zhao and He Yong would be responsible for one more floor.

Final draw results:

Su Su on the first floor, Shen Yubai on the second floor, and He Yong on the third and fourth floors;

Fifth floor: Yi Canglan; sixth floor: Xu Chenguang; seventh floor: Li Siqi; eighth and ninth floors: Yan Zhao.

Sure enough, Yan Zhao, whose luck was D-, drew the highest level again.

However, compared to her, Yi Zanglan was caught in the middle between He Yong and Xu Chenguang, and her situation was not much better.

"Don't worry, I'll finish cleaning both floors and come find you as soon as possible."

"No need to rush." ​​Yi Zanglan smiled slightly, her tone relaxed. "Just hide well and act according to the situation."

Yan Zhao looked at her questioningly: "Why do you seem so happy?"

"Shouldn't you be happy? This is so interesting!"

"..."

Meanwhile, He Yong and Xu Chenguang were also secretly discussing things.

"Mop the floor as quickly as possible, keep your eyes peeled, and contact me first if anything happens."

"Understood, Brother Yong," Xu Chenguang replied. "There are people on every floor, so even if something happens, they might not find me. I plan to deal with that madman first, which will make it easier to take down Yan Zhao later."

"Alright, then I'll follow Shen Yubai. That kid definitely knows how to pass the level. Once I figure it out, I'll kill him."

As for Li Siqi and Su Su, they didn't take the young couple seriously at all.

Having made up his mind, Xu Chenguang quickly went upstairs and followed closely behind Yi Zanglan.

He stared at Yi Zanglan's back in front of him, and for some reason, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

...Strange, was the bracelet this madman was wearing originally black?