LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 310: "You really are carefree.
"Um..."
Just then—
A girl's voice, trembling, raised a hand, "I... I can't hold it anymore. Can someone accompany me over there? I'm too scared to go by myself."
After speaking, the girl pointed toward a public restroom at the entrance to the small town.
The old-fashioned kind you find by the roadside.
Unisex, with just one stall; the stall was shielded by an iron door on the outside.
"Just do your business right here," said someone.
The man, who had peed in public earlier without reservation, muttered, "Times like these, who cares about privacy? Don't you watch horror movies? Spaces like this, sealed off and private, especially restrooms with such a heavy yin atmosphere, are most prone to incidents."
"You sure have some nerve."
"Who's going to watch you anyway? And even if they did, would you lose a piece of meat over it?"
"What's more important, your privacy or your life? Can't you figure out which is heavier?"
At that moment, the main group suddenly stopped moving. Chen Miao, standing at the entrance of the town, furrowed his eyebrows. He originally thought this was just a simple F-level secret realm, but now it seemed something wasn't quite right.
This little town... gave him an oddly familiar feeling.
It was as if he had seen it somewhere before.
But he clearly remembered he had never been to this secret realm before, nor had he looked up any information about it online, so why did he feel this sense of familiarity right now?
How strange.
...
"I'll go with you," an older middle-aged woman stepped forward from the crowd, shooting a look at the man who had made the insensitive remark, before comforting the young girl, "It's fine, I'm with you. After all, you're an unmarried girl, it isn't proper to relieve yourself in front of so many people."
Others exchanged glances and said nothing. Most thought the same as the man who had spoken earlier: Being together was the best option; it wasn't smart to separate.
Just then—
Chen Miao, standing at the front of the group, suddenly turned to Hungry Monkey and whispered, "Do a headcount. See how many people we have."
Many people already saw Chen Miao as their leader. Upon hearing this, they were initially confused. Weren't there supposed to be exactly one hundred people in the secret realm? What was the point of counting?
But the next second, as if suddenly realizing the implications, many faces turned pale.
Pale-faced, under the direction of Hungry Monkey and others, they began to line up and call out numbers.
The dozen men in suits, each with a Thompson Submachine Gun in hand, guarded the surroundings, providing a sense of security. With so many supernatural beings, everything must be fine.
"1!"
"2!"
"..."
The counting began quickly.
And the last man to call out, the one who had made the insensitive comment earlier, now stood with trembling legs and stuttered, "99...!"
The situation was a bit off: Counting the two people who had gone to the restroom, there were now 101 people in total.
But there were supposed to be exactly 100 people in this secret realm, meaning there was one extra person—or rather, something that wasn't human.
Suddenly, panic set in among the crowd.
Everyone looked around at each other with disbelief, horror, and wariness, trying to spot the ghost hidden among them with their naked eyes, yet they were afraid to stray too far apart.
Maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far, the entire scene looked incredibly eerie.
"Miao, our count here is correct; not one person missing, not one extra," Hungry Monkey reported.
"Hmm."
Chen Miao nodded slightly, a trace of confusion flickering in his eyes. Actually, the situation was quite simple: a ghost had mixed into the crowd, hiding among them, and its purpose was self-evident.
It wasn't a big deal.
Just a ghost from an F-level secret realm. He didn't think it would cause much trouble. With firepower coverage, not to mention a single ghost, even the realm itself had to be buried with it. What puzzled him was the inexplicable eeriness this F-level secret realm exuded from the start.
Like the unexplained familiarity he felt with the secret realm, and his sixth sense that something was off about it.
"I've got it!" The man who had first spoken out with a cool remark suddenly raised his bandaged right hand, his voice shaking, "The woman who wanted to go to the restroom is the ghost!"
"Think about it, in a situation like this, who would ask to go to the toilet willingly?"
"Doesn't she understand the current danger?"
"No, she must be aware, she's trying to lure someone to a secluded spot to make her move!"
As the words fell!
All eyes swiveled to the public restroom, and everyone suddenly realized that it had been almost ten minutes since the two women had entered. There hadn't been a sound from the start; even if one had been defecating, it should have been done by now, right?
In the secret realm, it was deep night.
Trees cast their shadows, a night breeze creating an atmospheric feel over the town, and a grim unease began to unfurl in everyone's hearts. Many instinctively retreated a few steps from the public restroom as if something terrifying might emerge from it at any second.
"Hungry Monkey, go open the toilet door."
"Alright."
Hungry Monkey, showing no fear at all, strutted toward the restroom, his power such that he wasn't about to show weakness in an F-level secret realm. Taking a puff from his cigarette, he rolled up his sleeves and made his way over.
He faced the iron door of the restroom, locked from the inside.
With a swift chop, he split the door in the middle.
Then, grabbing the door by the gap he had created, he ripped it open with minimal effort, tearing the iron door in half in a show of raw power and violence.
Next, Hungry Monkey stood frozen in place, took a deep breath, then stepped aside, making room, and looked up at Miao with a slightly bitter face, "It kind of ruins your appetite."
In the darkness, it was hard to see clearly, but the mere light from the restroom revealed two heads bobbing continuously, blood spurting unremittingly.
The scene was incredibly gruesome.