After Xiao left—
Sushang couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in her chest.
"…Did I miss something?"
Before she could think it through—
A figure appeared behind her again.
Ganyu.
"…Thank you."
"Ah… no problem."
Ganyu glanced in the direction Xiao had gone.
For a brief moment—
A trace of black mist flickered in her eyes.
Then she turned back to Sushang.
"Tonight… I'm afraid nothing can be done. Come with me. I'll take you to my home to rest."
"A place to stay?"
Sushang's eyes lit up.
Without hesitation—
She followed.
Step by step—
Toward a quiet house.
Watching this unfold—
The viewers were already resigned.
Sushang entered the house—
And immediately frowned.
"…What is that smell?"
A strange, unpleasant odor lingered in the air.
Thick.
Rotten.
She instinctively covered her nose.
Ganyu looks so elegant… why does her house smell like this?
"Hungry?" Ganyu asked softly.
"Rest for a bit. I'll prepare something for you."
"I—I'm actually not hungry…"
Sushang quickly tried to stop her.
But—
"I am."
Ganyu didn't listen.
She walked straight into the kitchen.
Moments later—
She returned.
Carrying a large bowl.
"Eat."
The lid lifted.
Inside—
Chunks of meat.
Soft.
Stewed.
Unidentifiable.
"..."
In an instant—
Sushang's heart began to pound violently.
A rule flashed through her mind—
Ganyu only eats vegetarian food.
She never touches meat.
Then—
What was this?
"Uh… Miss Ganyu… you're… going to eat that?"
"Yes."
"…What's wrong?"
Her tone was calm.
Too calm.
…I'm dead.
Cold sweat ran down Sushang's back.
This—
Was not Ganyu.
"I—I just remembered something. I'll go back to my room first."
Run.
Run the moment I get outside.
Regret flooded her.
If she had known—
She should have let Xiao kill this thing earlier.
Now—
She understood.
Xiao was trustworthy.
And whatever this was—
It feared him.
If I can just get out and shout—
"You… where are you going?"
A hand—
Grabbed her.
The voice—
Changed.
Low.
Dry.
Hoarse.
"I… I just… I'm tired… I want to rest…"
"This… is… your room."
The voice scraped like broken metal.
Sushang trembled.
Slowly—
She turned her head.
And saw—
"AAAAAAAHHHHH—!!!"
Her eyes rolled back.
She collapsed.
What stood behind her—
Was no longer Ganyu.
Her form—
Gone.
In its place—
A grotesque mass.
Twisted beyond recognition.
Tentacles writhed in the air.
A single eye.
And countless mouths.
"…Passed out?"
The creature leaned down.
One of its mouths split open—
Wider.
Wider—
And bit down.
[Player Sushang Eliminated.
Clear Failed.]
Darkness swallowed the screen.
In the final moment—
The door burst open.
Keqing rushed in—
Followed by twisted Millelith.
Too late.
Far too late.
Sushang—
Had already made—
Every wrong choice.
And paid the price.
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