Strange Rules of the Game: Starting with Playing Little Grey Wolf!

Chapter 17 finally revealed the boy's true colors.

Su Mu dusted himself off, adjusted his pink backpack, and slowly walked up to the thin boy.

"Brother, are you alright?"

Su Mu maintained his innocent and naive demeanor, tilting his head as he looked at the boy.

The boy heard the sound and suddenly looked up.

It was an extremely ordinary face, even somewhat pale from malnutrition.

But in that instant, Su Mu keenly caught a glimpse of a coldness that didn't belong to someone that age flashing deep in the other person's eyes.

Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, it did not escape Su Mu's eyes.

"I...I'm fine..."

The boy's voice trembled, and he hugged his knees and shrank back.

"Thank you... If the teacher hadn't chased after that black man, I might have..."

Su Mu smiled and didn't expose him.

In that battle royale, although this kid looked like a weakling, he always managed to "just happen" to fall or pause just a second before several deadly traps were triggered, thus avoiding certain death.

Once is a coincidence, twice is luck, three times... that's skill.

"Looks like a master of playing dumb to fool others."

Su Mu thought to himself. But this is for the best. If the opponent is too weak, the game won't be fun.

"Let's go eat, brother."

The Shetland Sheepdog stretched out its little paws

"My name is Little Grey, what's your name?"

The boy hesitated for a moment, then extended his hand and whispered:

"My name is... Allen."

……

Sheep Village Canteen.

This is probably the least "canteen-like" place in the entire sheep village.

There were no steaming hot meals, no noisy voices. Only rows of cold metal pipes, each connected to something resembling an IV bag.

The bag contained a green, pasty substance.

"Is this lunch?"

Su Mu stared at the IV bag with the straw inserted in front of him, his lips twitching.

[Triggered cafeteria rules]

[1. Sheep Village operates on a strict rationing system. Only students who pass the morning's test are eligible to receive "special nutrient solution."]

[2. Nutrient solution composition: highly concentrated grass juice + unidentified biological protein + trace amount of sedative.]

3. Waste is prohibited. Students who cannot finish their drinks will be forced to drink double the amount.

Su Mu smelled the odor and almost vomited.

This stuff smells even worse than the culinary disasters Red Wolf makes!

Meanwhile, Allen, standing next to him, grabbed the bag and started shoveling food into his mouth as if it were a delicacy. His movements were mechanical and swift, his eyes vacant, as if he were simply following a programmed instruction.

Su Mu's heart stirred.

When no one was looking, he quietly took out the bottle of compressed biscuits that he hadn't finished eating (the ones he had left over after tricking Tom) from his schoolbag, pretending to drink the nutrient solution while actually munching on the biscuits.

Just then, the broadcast came on again.

"Lunch break is over. It's lunchtime for everyone."

"All students, please proceed to the rest room immediately. Note: Maintain absolute silence. Because... Lazy Sheep is sleeping."

"The consequences of waking up Lazy Sheep... you'll have to bear the consequences."

Upon hearing the name "Lazy Sheep," Su Mu clearly felt the mechanical sheep around him stiffen.

Even Allen, who had been pretending to be stupid, paused for a moment.

Lazy Sheep?

In the original animation, Lazy Sheep was the most useless and sleepy character.

But in this world of ghost stories, the being that can instill fear in these cold-blooded mechanical sheep must be a major boss.

The lounge is located on the top floor of the teaching building.

This was a huge, circular room without any windows. The floor was covered with a thick carpet, so soft it felt like walking on clouds. In the center of the room stood an enormous cradle.

There was a yellowish thing lying on the bed.

That's Lazy Sheep.

But its appearance... sent a chill down Su Mu's spine.

Its body size didn't increase; in fact, it shrank somewhat. But its head... was enormous.

That iconic "poop head" hairstyle has now transformed into a constantly wriggling, translucent mass of brain tissue, with countless tiny tentacles attached to it, slowly floating in the air.

It is sleeping.

With each breath, its tentacles emitted a faint pink mist that enveloped the entire room.

[Triggered lunch break rules]

1. Once inside the lounge, no sound exceeding 10 decibels is permitted.

2. Lazy Sheep's dreams have the ability to materialize. The pink mist is a manifestation of its brainwaves. Anyone who inhales the mist will be pulled into its dream.

3. In dreams, Lazy Sheep is God. If you die in a dream, your brain will also die in reality.

4. Whatever you do, never wake it up. The consequences of being grumpy in the morning are devastating.

Su Mu held his breath and carefully found a corner to sit down.

Allen also huddled in another corner, his eyes closed, seemingly dozing.

The room was eerily quiet, with only Lazy Sheep's soft snoring.

But that snoring... is toxic.

Su Mu felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and the pink mist seemed to have a life of its own, drilling into his brain through his nasal cavity.

"Oh no! A psychological attack!"

Su Mu bit his tongue hard, trying to stay awake.

But he discovered that the scenery around him was beginning to distort.

The walls turned into melted chocolate, the floor into giant cookies, and countless lollipops fell from the ceiling.

Is this... Lazy Sheep's dream?

Welcome to my world!

A lazy voice rang in Su Mu's ear.

Su Mu suddenly turned around.

Lazy Sheep was floating in mid-air, no longer looking like the terrifying creature with its brain tissue exposed, but had returned to its original cute appearance.

However, it was holding a huge fork in its hand, and the way it looked at Su Mu... was as if it were looking at a delicious cake.

"Little Grey? What are you doing here?"

Lazy Sheep licked his lips

"Although I don't eat wolf meat, in my dreams... everything can be a snack."

Alarm bells rang loudly in Su Mu's mind.

This dream felt so real! If he doesn't find a way out quickly, he really will be eaten like a snack!

Just then, he saw Allen, who had also been pulled into the dream, not far away.

At this moment, Allen's feet were stuck to a giant lollipop, rendering him unable to move. Meanwhile, Lazy Sheep was holding a fork, preparing to take a bite of this "human-flavored pudding" first.

"Help...help me..."

Allen let out a faint cry for help.

Su Mu narrowed his eyes.

This is a good opportunity to test the waters.

If Allen were truly a master, he would never have continued pretending in this life-or-death situation.

Su Mu didn't move, but pretended to be trapped by a pile of cotton candy, and shouted loudly:

"Lazy Sheep! Don't eat him! He doesn't taste good! He's smelly!"

Lazy Sheep stopped what he was doing and turned around in confusion:

"It smells bad?"

"Yeah! He just crawled out of the toilet!" Su Mu said, making up a lie with a straight face.

Lazy Sheep showed a look of disgust on his face.

And in that brief moment of gap...