"Sister Hongying..." Si Xiaonan also saw this scene, and her face turned pale.
Hongying frowned, walked through several human skins, reached the edge of the balcony, and looked out.
This dormitory building is located on the very edge of the entire school. Apart from an undeveloped open space opposite the balcony, there are no other buildings. No wonder they dare to hang human skin on it so brazenly.
But what if other people come to visit?
Thinking of this, Hongying's eyes narrowed, and she quickly walked out of the dormitory and opened the door of the dormitory next door.
On the balcony of that room, four human skins fluttered in the wind...
Next door, next door, and next door again!
Hongying searched several dormitories in the vicinity, and found that most of them had human skins hanging on their balconies, some with one, some with two, and some with four.
This means that a large number of students on this floor have already been transformed into monsters!
"Sister Hongying, this is troublesome..." Si Xiaonan muttered to herself as she stood outside the door.
"This is indeed troublesome," Hongying sighed, then changed the subject, "However, this also shows that there must be limitations to how this monster can infect others."
"Why?"
"If it were truly an infinitely infectious virus, I estimate that it would only take two nights at most for it to silently infect everyone on the entire floor, but that's not the case.
"We don't know exactly how long it's been operating covertly, but we're certain it's been at least two days. And the fact that it could only infect four or five dorm rooms in that time suggests…"
"Does this mean there's a limit to the number of people it can infect?"
"That's possible, but there's another possibility: its infectivity has a cooldown period, for example, one offspring can only infect one person per day..."
Si Xiaonan's eyes gradually brightened. "That's true. If it really had unlimited infectivity, the entire school would have been wiped out long ago."
"So, we can actually deduce a lot of things," Hongying continued, following the train of thought.
"According to the intelligence provided by Qiye, the proportion of boarding students among those infected is far greater than that of day students, because day students do not live at school and spend most of their time at school in groups, making it difficult for monsters to infect them silently."
"Moreover, the proportion of girls among those infected is far greater than that of boys, not only because girls are relatively easier to target and more likely to be alone, but also because…"
Hongying narrowed her eyes slightly and turned to look at the dark and narrow corridor.
"The true form of that mythical creature is right here."
Si Xiaonan's mouth dropped open in surprise. "Sister Hongying, how did you suddenly become so smart?"
"Hmm?" Hongying raised an eyebrow. "Do you think I'm that stupid?"
"Yeah, I've always been pretty slow; I don't use my brain until it really matters."
"..."
Hongying looked up at the ceiling helplessly. After a long while, she took the headset off her ears.
"Okay, I admit, those were what Qiye told me..."
Si Xiaonan: (♯｀∧´)
"He's quite smart," Si Xiaonan said, pouting.
Hongying sighed, "Although I don't want to admit it, he does seem to be a little smarter than me."
Lin Qiye's voice sounded softly through the earpiece:
"Are you sure it's just one point?"
"...Shut up."
"Oh, right, I need to remind you," Lin Qiye's voice turned serious, "Just now, I saw a large group of girls heading towards the dormitory building."
Hongying frowned. "Is it an infected person?"
"They're too far away for me to sense. Be careful."
"Understand."
Hongying put on her headset, gave Si Xiaonan a look, and the two quickly ran towards the stairwell.
Just then, several girls walked up the corridor, chatting and laughing.
Hongying's eyes narrowed slightly. She pulled Si Xiaonan to a stop and looked at them with wary eyes.
The girls looked at the two unfamiliar girls standing in the hallway with some surprise, and then began to whisper among themselves.
"Who are they?"
"I don't recognize her, maybe she's from another class?"
"Isn't this floor just occupied by our few classes? I've never seen her before!"
"Maybe they're looking for someone?"
"Yes, I'll ask."
A long-haired girl stepped forward and politely asked, "Hello, are you here to look for someone?"
A smile appeared on Hongying's face. "Oh right, I came to look for Wang Nan from Class 6, but I forgot which dormitory she's in..."
"Wang Nan?" The long-haired girl tilted her head. "There's no one like that in Class 6. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Isn't this the senior high school dormitory?"
"No, this is for second-year high school students. Third-year students are on the first floor."
"I see!" Hongying scratched her head apologetically, took Si Xiaonan's hand, and replied cheerfully, "Sorry to bother you!"
"It's alright." The long-haired girl smiled politely.
Hongying and Si Xiaonan bypassed the long-haired girl and walked straight towards the corridor. The girls who were gathered together politely made way for them when they saw them coming.
"That girl is really pretty."
As Hongying passed by them, she heard the girls around her whispering, their eyes filled with envy.
"Yes, she has such delicate features and such great skin, I'm so envious."
"That short girl in the back is pretty too, so cute!"
"So cute... I want to eat her up in one bite."
The moment Hongying and Si Xiaonan brushed past the group of girls, their eyes simultaneously blazed with a hungry light, and their heads burst open like flower buds, revealing bright red flesh and dense, ferocious teeth!
The dormitory hallway was already narrow, and with these girls taking up most of the space, there was barely any room left for Hongying and Si Xiaonan...
So small that they couldn't even dodge!
But at that moment, a faint smile appeared on Hongying's lips, and a ray of red light exploded out from her center!
Boom—!!
The rose-colored flames emanated from her and Si Xiaonan, sweeping outwards in all directions, and the terrifying repulsive force they generated directly blew the monster in the corridor away!
Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!
Flames rolled, and the intense heat caused the emergency lights on both sides of the corridor to explode, plunging the entire corridor and stairwell into darkness.
Only individual flames remained, burning alone.
Then, a girl carrying a long box slowly ascended the stairs.The flames illuminated her face.
She reached out and gently tapped the long box behind her. A soft hum came from inside the box, and a long spear popped out from the side of the box!It landed steadily in her hand.
With a light flick of her red tassel, she brandished her spear, creating a dazzling display of power, and calmly traversed the rose-colored flames, looking proudly at the terrified monsters before her.
"Hmph, I knew it, you guys aren't good people." Hongying slung her spear over her shoulder and flicked her earpiece.
"Let's see who dares to call me stupid again!"