Do You Have Pica

Wow, sister.

But you've got the wrong guy.

How could you instigate the real [Hunter] to kill an innocent player?

Zhu Yan's look at the "woman" was a bit strange; he held back again and again before suppressing a smirk.

Strangely, this time there was no overwhelming dizziness or other discomfort. It was probably the [Solace Mother] intentionally letting Zhu Yan hear these words clearly.

Just in case, Zhu Yan poured some potion on his head to ensure his mind was truly clear.

The "woman" quickly pulled away, as if nothing had just happened.

However, this exposed what the [Solace Mother] wanted.

Didn't it just want the [Hunter] dead, cooperating with the [Alpha Wolf] to complete a paradoxical loop where "the [Hunter] must die to pass the third level"?

It just mistook his identity.

Might as well play along and see if he could fish for some information.

Zhu Yan cast a sympathetic glance at Yang Zhanbai.

What a pity, this guy was going to be fooled again.

"Yang Zhanbai," Zhu Yan stepped forward and lowered his voice, "go try to snatch the bowls from their hands."

Snatching the bowls wasn't the point, because it would most likely be useless.

The point was to send Yang Zhanbai away first so he wouldn't interrupt his secret information gathering.

"I'll stay in the back kitchen to look around and see if I can find any leftover yogurt or other clues."

Yang Zhanbai shook his head, "It said the source is depleted, so there probably isn't any yogurt."

"I'll go out and try first. If you're looking for clues, make sure not to get too close to that thing..."

His voice was so low it was almost a whisper, "I can feel that it's very dangerous."

Zhu Yan shook the potion bottle in his hand, signaling him not to worry.

Yang Zhanbai gave him a slight nod and turned to leave.

Zhu Yan leaned close to the "woman" and whispered a request.

"When he makes his move in a moment, can you make this scene change a little or cause some chaos?"

"I have a few questions to ask you, and I need your help to distract him."

The "woman" deepened her smile.

It knew it; humans were indeed creatures greedy for life and afraid of death.

It believed it wouldn't be long before that [Hunter] turned into a delicious bowl of berry yogurt!

"Sure," it said. "What do you want to ask?"

A sudden commotion broke out outside the kitchen.

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhu Yan saw Yang Zhanbai snatch a bowl from a "child," and that "child" uncharacteristically burst into loud tears.

Would the [Hunter] be worth the [Solace Mother] revealing its true form to act personally?

This thing was only level four anyway. If Zhu Yan faced its true form instead of a puppet, things would be much easier.

Or taking a step back, was the [Hunter] worth the [Solace Mother] actively exposing its own weakness?

"I also want to kill him in exchange for the hard-earned 48 hours."

Zhu Yan's tone was somewhat strained.

"But he's too strong, probably the strongest rookie in this batch."

Damn it, he was used to playing horror creatures.

Suddenly having to play the role of a weak and helpless little player, he was really a bit unaccustomed to it.

"I can't kill him all by myself."

At this point, Zhu Yan turned to the "woman" and waved the dining knife in his hand.

"I do have this item, but this thing is useless against him."

He said with a bitter smile, starting to pin the blame on Yang Zhanbai to rationalize his own "weakness and helplessness."

The "woman" revealed a suspicious expression.

"What did you say?"

Zhu Yan began to bluff with a firm tone, looking solemnly at Yang Zhanbai outside.

That big fool was still studying the crying "child" and the suddenly empty yogurt bowl in his hands.

"His ability should be a conceptual-level one. Even though it hasn't developed much yet, it's already very strong."

"I asked around secretly. As long as he launches an attack, he becomes immune to all damage."

This ability was completely made up by Zhu Yan.

Anyway, the [Solace Mother] couldn't harm the [Hunter]. Even if Yang Zhanbai launched an attack later, it would have no way to verify it.

The "woman's" smile cooled down bit by bit.

If it only listened to what this player said, it actually thought it was utter nonsense.

However, some things were indeed too bizarre, and it also felt they couldn't be explained by normal logic.

For example, it could feel that the aura and presence of the player in front of it were clearly higher than those of the [Hunter].

It could even smell a faint scent of Thrilling Pleasure on him, which obviously meant he wasn't an upright person.

Why didn't such a strong player take a shortcut by killing the weaker [Hunter]?

Instead, he actually followed the [Hunter]'s lead and came here to fish for yogurt bowls that couldn't possibly exist!

It couldn't figure it out.

After this player said that just now, it suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

If that was the case, these seemingly unreasonable points made sense!

The change in the "woman's" expression lasted only a second or two, but Zhu Yan still caught it.

Heh.

The puppets created by this monster were really so human-like.

It saved him some effort in observing body language.

Hmm... Yang Zhanbai was doing a great job too.

Probably to break that "conservation order," he tried smashing the bowls stacked on the dining table.

The noise of shattering porcelain filled the entire space, merging with the continuous crying of the "children," making it very noisy.

Zhu Yan steadied his expression, observing Yang Zhanbai who was causing a ruckus in the dining area, while continuing his acting.

"He... looks a bit dumb, but he reacts very quickly when things happen."

"I don't know why, but whenever I get close to him, he immediately becomes alert."

"The reason he didn't attack immediately in here is probably because his mind was damaged at the beginning."

The "woman" narrowed her eyes and gave a soft sneer.

"That's not right," it said coldly.

What wasn't right?

Zhu Yan's heart skipped a beat.

"He doesn't attack most likely because his ability level is too low, giving him natural limitations."

Fuck.

Why did this thing split a sentence into two halves, scaring him into thinking his bluff had failed.

"You indeed can't hurt him. But I'm afraid he can't hurt me and my puppets either."

It stared fixedly at Yang Zhanbai, sticking out its tongue and quickly licking its lips.

"What should we do? This is troublesome. According to the rules, I can't attack him either."

Zhu Yan deliberately stayed silent for a few seconds, pretending to think.

"Did you just say that the flesh and blood of the [Hunter] can be used as raw materials for the berry yogurt?"

"Yes."

"Then you should have some kind of automatic meat grinder or something similar. As long as you push him in and the grinder turns on automatically, it wouldn't count as you doing it directly."

Just now, the "woman" mentioned "the source is depleted," and "source" pointed to the yogurt and its raw materials.

Yogurt manufacturing equipment similar to a "meat grinder" should also be related to the source.

If they could find similar equipment, did it mean they were getting closer to the source?

As long as the "woman" agreed to exploit this bug!

"What is a meat grinder? I don't know," the "woman" said in a weird tone.

"When making yogurt, I rely on the comfort and satisfaction that human flesh brings me. I must chew!"