Although the man’s voice wasn’t loud, it wasn’t deliberately lowered by much either, at least not as much as the chubby student had requested.
The chubby student glared at him, just as he was about to say something, a scream suddenly came from outside.
And it seemed to be very close to where they were.
The scream was piercingly tragic. The man in the suit had wanted to complain some more, but now he had suddenly shut up, his expression was somewhat unnatural, and he muttered softly,
"Tch, that was almost convincing..."
In the room, the other four individuals also changed their expressions at the sound of this scream.
The cleaning lady looked at the chubby student and then at the man in the suit, her expression a mix of fear and doubt; it appeared that the suit man’s previous remarks had somewhat influenced her.
At this moment, Ren Huixi was pale-faced. She couldn’t understand why, despite having run into the building and all the way up to the top floor in one go, the monster still followed her up?
Despite the size of this place, despite having hidden in the corner...
Was it a coincidence?
Or was it that the monster had truly set its sights on her?
"Honey, it won’t come over here, right? What should we do now..."
The slightly overweight woman clung to the chubby student’s clothes, asking in a trembling voice, clearly very fearful.
"It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t be scared..."
The chubby student comforted her, then looked down at his right hand, where there was a mark of a Seven-pointed Star symbol.
He was none other than Brother Hero.
Brother Hero had just managed to put the two kids to sleep today and thought he’d take his wife out shopping when all of a sudden this mishap occurred.
When he was at the staircase and saw the monster below, his heart sank with a "thud," and he immediately realized the severity of the situation.
The pale skin, the ugly form, the distinctive eerie cries, and the face that was all mouth—this monster’s appearance was all too familiar.
Although Brother Hero had not seen many monsters, this one happened to be among those few!
Brother Hero swallowed hard with a "gulp," never able to forget what had happened in the company’s underground parking lot a month ago!
It was since then that he had learned from Zhang Xiaoman the truth about this world!
"We’re sorry, the number you have dialed is out of service area..."
Brother Hero dejectedly put his phone back in his pocket. This was the fifth time he had tried to call Zhang Xiaoman. But there was no connection, and judging from the phone’s message, he guessed that the other party was on Rebirth Island.
The barrier of the Gate of Hell on Rebirth Island cut off ordinary communication signals, which simply couldn’t get through!
Brother Hero was exceedingly anxious; he had to come up with a plan!
Outside the door, the sound of the monster was getting closer, and the chilling gurgling noise persisted, its footsteps hovering around as though it was searching for its prey.
Inside the cleaning room, everyone began to hold their breath in concentration, not daring to let out even a heavy breath. The heavy footsteps outside, along with the noises made by the monster, were exerting immense psychological pressure on them.
The man in the suit was becoming nervous too. He had planned to buy a dress for his girlfriend today, but then he heard the scream and chaos down below. Soon after, he was pulled into this cleaning room by the chubby man.
At first, the man in the suit thought a robbery or assault had happened, but as Brother Hero explained, his expression became increasingly bizarre.
Invisible things, and having to stay quiet?
Do you think I’m a three-year-old child?
A thought instantly arose in his mind, this was a reality prank show!
The people around him were all actors, and somewhere he did not know, there were cameras and an audience, recording the whole scene, while he himself was the passerby chosen for the prank.
This kind of thing is quite popular online now, isn’t it?
Heh, you really think I can’t see through this?
How could there possibly be real monsters in this world?
The man in the suit figured that, whether this was true or not, there was no need for him to go down now. The house was fine, it wasn’t an earthquake; the alarm wasn’t sounding, so it wasn’t a fire either.
The rest, no matter what was happening below, staying put for the time being was actually the safest.
And if this was a prank show, he could just spend a little time playing along with them. When it ended, he was even ready to look into the camera and say,
After that, he patiently tried his best to cooperate with the performance.
If they didn’t want him to leave, he would stay put for the time being; if they wanted him to keep his voice down, he also lowered his volume accordingly.
However, after some time, they were all still standing here, which made him a bit impatient.
"No good, this show lacks originality."
The man in the suit felt his patience was almost exhausted.
Afterward, Brother Hero opened the door, and Ren Huixi came in. Seeing that a new actor and new plot seemed to have arrived, he didn’t leave immediately and said there was a ten-minute limit.
With the rise of screams and the approach of the monster’s footsteps outside the door, the atmosphere was suddenly heightened to the extreme, which made the man in the suit’s heart also tense with anticipation.
Of course, there was a moment in his mind when he considered the possibility that all of this was real.
But that thought had only just surfaced before he nipped it in the bud.
You must be kidding, as a well-educated member of the social elite, how could he believe in monsters, such absurd and ridiculous things?
Unless he saw it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t believe it no matter what.
Brother Hero pressed his face against the crack of the door, looking outside, suddenly turned back, and made a prolonged shushing gesture to everyone, then pointed outside the door with a horrified expression on his face.
Everyone understood his meaning.
The monster is coming!
The man in the suit also looked outside but didn’t discover anything. He couldn’t help but curl his lip and made a disdainful expression, silently chastising these guys for playing ghosts and tricks.
Brother Hero didn’t notice his reaction; his mind was entirely focused on how to deal with the impending danger.
Even though he was an Awakener, he had only just awakened not long ago, and up to now, he had only just completed the communication of the three Dark Energy particles required for the Spirit Detection Technique and hadn’t even been able to cast a complete Spirit Detection Technique.
As for other skills, let alone use them, he couldn’t use a single one!
He didn’t have any Holy Water either.
Brother Hero felt like he had absolutely no combat power at all.
The only Extraordinary Item he had on him was the Starry Stone he always carried with him.
But what good was the Starry Stone good for?
Could he actually use a stone to kill a monster?
Isn’t that wishful thinking?