As the name suggests, ghouls generally only appear under one condition, that is, when someone falls in the university city and the corpse appears.
"Ghouls don't have their own bodies. Their energy cannot be stored, and they cannot recover and evolve naturally. They can only survive by devouring other bodies. But then... In short, the rules of the University City were restarted, and most ordinary ghouls were naturalized students. Only a small fraction remain.”
Shi Qingqing explained the meaning of the term in a university town. I don't know whether it is intentional or unintentional, but the process of explanation seems to be too detailed, and it is inevitable to mention a sentence or two of information related to the university city itself.
"This small group of ghouls has evolved a more powerful ability, from a single [devour] to [replication]."
"copy?"
After catching the key word, Guo Guo repeated it sensitively.
"That's right." Shi Qingqing nodded lightly: "All students, residents, teachers, and even buildings... as long as they have enough energy, there is nothing they can't copy. Because of this, they have greatly affected the order of the university city. Therefore, this semester, they have been included in the banned list of the Education Bureau, and they are not allowed to appear in the university town and all exams."
"—To put it simply, there are not many prohibited items in University City, and ghouls are one of them."
Since it is a forbidden existence, why does it still appear here
How did she copy Tang Xinjue, and what happened to the real Tang Xinjue now
There was so much information and so many questions to ask that Zhang You and Guo Guo didn't know how to speak for a while.
The counterfeit didn't refute it either, after all, it couldn't calculate that there would be an accident like Shi Qingqing's. It just sneered and punched the corner of the wall, looking like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.
Shi Qingqing continued: "After the copy is successful, the ghoul will have 100% of the copied person's appearance, memory, items and props, and at least 90% of the ability. If the copied person dies, the ghoul can even completely Take her place and escape the control of the University City."
Guo Guo felt his throat tighten: "Can't we deal with it?"
"At least as far as I know, there are no props or abilities that can target the ghoul's body." Shi Qingqing shook his head: "The only way to deal with it is after copying it. The specifics are also very simple: just defeat it The clone, of course, can also defeat it. Just throw it away after killing it, this is the easiest way."
... the easiest way
Zhang You and Guo Guo looked at each other wordlessly, and then at Shi Qingqing, who looked puzzled, as if asking why they didn't do anything.
The counterfeit grinned: "Yes, that's right. As long as you can ensure that you kill me within 5 minutes, I won't even fight back. Why don't you hurry up and try?"
She even threw the toilet bowl on the ground and crossed her arms to be provocative.
Guo Guo: "..."
Shi Qingqing didn't expect this ghoul to be so arrogant in front of a group of people, she looked at him unexpectedly for a moment, and then said in surprise: "No wonder you found out the truth so quickly, this one has been trapped under many restrictions, not only The ability can only imitate 60% at most, and there are many restrictions that I don't understand... Who did it? Did you find foreign aid from the university city in advance?"
The counterfeit joked and interjected: "I hope it's foreign aid, and it's better than being accused of being forced to be a good roommate here."
Shi Qingqing: "?"
She blinked slowly, and when she fully realized, the corners of her mouth raised up uncontrollably, almost to a weird height: "Is... It's her? Hahahahahahaha, the ghoul was copied by myself Subject under control?"
Shi Qingqing's laughter became louder and louder, leaning back and forth almost wiping away tears. Although only two puddles of blood came out from the corners of her eyes in the end, she still didn't care. She turned to Zhang You and Guo Guo and said, "Actually, there is one more thing I didn't tell you. Ghouls are actually devouring while copying. If the copying time is long enough, the original owner will disappear completely. I didn’t want you to lose control because of worry, but now it seems that there should be no need for this.”
But from another point of view, even if the strength of a candidate who can trap a ghoul in turn is only half, it is not to the extent that can be easily imagined.
Zhang You said frankly: "We don't know exactly what restrictions the heart formula has left behind. We only know that in the dormitory building, this... ghoul can't attack us. But again, if we take the initiative to attack, the chances of winning are not great."
In fact, they have already vaguely guessed. Whether it's the taboo of counterfeit goods that have been slow to do anything, or the weird state of being able to live in peace after tearing up their face, it is very likely that Tang Xinjue left behind.
They have this stubborn trust despite the fact that their roommates are nowhere to be found. It was as if Tang Xinjue was still by their side, working together to pass the level in some invisible way.
"No, you have a good chance of winning."
Shi Qingqing wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and whispered softly: "In addition to killing the cloned form, there is another way to restrain the ghoul—to find out its real name."
"Even in the University City, the identity of ghouls cannot reasonably remain on the ground. The real name is one of their few weaknesses, but it allows them to show their original shape for a short time, losing the ability to attack and defend. Especially after the new regulations screen , the surviving ghouls are all top-ranking people with names and surnames, let me think... who is this one?"
Hearing this sentence, the face of the counterfeit finally changed.
It stared at Shi Qingqing, as if looking at something, and said in a dark voice, "Who are you?"
Shi Qingqing: "As you can see, I'm just a miserable, pitiful, cowardly and crazy ordinary student. It's just a coincidence that I happen to know the names of a few ghouls, such as Ripple, Red Lantern, Xie Dian, Ma Beam..."
The counterfeit knew she was trying, but couldn't stop her. After glaring fiercely at Tang Xinjue's face, it simply continued to bury its head in eating to prevent the other party from observing the abnormality.
Guo Guo couldn't help asking: "Is there any ghoul that likes to eat?"
Shi Qingqing corrected: "It doesn't eat for liking. Maintaining a replicating state requires a lot of energy, and they have to eat constantly. They eat people when there is no food, and tables and chairs when there is no one. If there is no substance, they will eat it too. part of myself."
"By the way," she suddenly turned around and asked Guo Guo and the two, "There is one thing I still don't understand. With the strength of your roommate, according to common sense, it is impossible to become the primary target of ghouls. According to me... According to my understanding of them, once the restriction is found, even if the copy is successful, it will be decisively given up. To make it persist, there must be a reason to do so. So, have you offended any special existence before? ? Or did you experience any abnormal situation?"
Offended, special existence
The air suddenly fell into silence again, neither Zhang You nor Guo Guo made a sound, their expressions seemed to be seriously thinking and remembering.
After a while, Guo Guo also replied sincerely: "I'm sorry, but can the scope be narrowed down? We have offended too many people."