Temporary Peace

Seeing that Yang Zhanbai had indeed stopped making a fuss, Zhu Yan felt relieved.

While mechanically lowering his head to inspect, he used his peripheral vision to ensure Yang Zhanbai remained within sight.

The guy was a good person, quite easy to fool, but he just had way too much inner drama.

Right now, he looked obedient on the surface.

But if he didn't keep an eye on him, this idiot might silently cause a huge disaster.

Zhu Yan walked past line after line. The greasy, matted hair on those "children" made him want to throw up.

"Where on earth is the child with the red hair clip?"

By the time he inspected around the thirtieth line, he couldn't hold back anymore.

"Be patient." The "child" whose hair he was checking suddenly looked up, giving him a sweet smile and whispering softly.

"Big brother, isn't your life worth this little bit of patience?"

Fuck.

Fucking thriller creatures were indeed never up to any good!

Before, there was no response to his questions, but as soon as it involved taking a [Hunter]'s life, it was more eager to mock him than anyone else.

Zhu Yan looked at the pink hair clip on the "child's" head in disappointment and moved on to the next line.

"Ah, right, you need to be careful."

"Don't be the first to enter the wall, because right inside is my mouth."

Zhu Yan wasn't afraid.

He wasn't that stupid; he would activate his level-four Humiliation and level-five Complaint in advance.

"Good luck."

The "child's" slippery eyes blinked, a glint of greedy appetite flashing through them.

"I admire people like you the most!"

Its voice was as low as a whisper. To Yang Zhanbai, who was behind Zhu Yan, it looked like the two were exchanging some unspeakable murmurs!

Yang Zhanbai silently gripped the knife in his hand, cautiously pulling back to a distance of about two meters from Zhu Yan.

Just as he thought.

He knew Zhu Zeyu had been bewitched.

This mental attack was too bizarre—

For previous mental attacks, pouring Universal Potion still worked.

But after coming into contact with the "woman," even the Universal Potion had lost its effect!

Yang Zhanbai felt his palms grow slick with cold sweat once again.

He had revealed his identity as a [Hunter], which was why he hadn't fallen for it.

However, this scene didn't disappear just because he was a [Hunter]...

These thriller creatures had no intention of letting him out!

What exactly were they trying to do?

Yang Zhanbai's heart was completely in his throat.

Taking advantage of the gap when Zhu Yan was inspecting the next "child," he reached down, grabbed a "child," and asked softly.

"Is my companion still human?"

A [Hunter] was an entity in the same faction as the thriller creatures.

According to his experience, these things showed a fair amount of respect to a human traitor like him.

They were also willing to share certain information.

Asking like this was better than staying mute all the time!

He had to think of a way to save Zhu Zeyu, right?

The "child" raised the corners of its mouth, showing Yang Zhanbai a friendly smile.

Not far away, another "child" twitched its lips, letting out a weird snicker at Zhu Yan.

"The [Hunter] seems to have misunderstood something. He's asking if you're still human."

"Let me help you. I'll make sure he follows you."

...Fuck?

Just as expected.

The moment he wasn't paying attention, Yang Zhanbai started causing trouble!

He must have misunderstood that he was polluted, right?

Zhu Yan felt that his frequency of swearing today was incredibly high.

After looking at the pink hair clip on the "child's" head, he quickly walked to the next line.

"What do you want to say to him?" Zhu Yan asked softly, also a bit nervous. "How do you plan to help me?"

He had leaked too much fake information to Yang Zhanbai earlier.

If this didn't match what the "child" said, wouldn't the risk of exposure be too high?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yan could no longer stay calm.

"I know the [Hunter] has a mission to harvest human lives."

He prompted in a tiny voice.

"I know he doesn't seem to have finished it yet."

Hurry up and urge Yang Zhanbai to harvest him!

According to Yang Zhanbai's personality.

Urging this guy to harvest lives would at least make him pretend for a bit.

Moreover, by emphasizing this point to Yang Zhanbai, Zhu Yan wouldn't be exposed!

The "child's" mouth stretched back, its smile widening.

"Your expression is a bit nervous," it said stickily, naturally misunderstanding the situation.

This was indeed a man who clung to life and feared death.

Obviously, he was worried that the [Hunter] would make a move to harvest his life!

Oh, wait, no. He was a bit stronger than the [Hunter], so he didn't need to worry about the [Hunter]'s ability attacks.

What this person was worried about...

Must be that the [Hunter]'s vigilance would increase, making him unwilling to obediently walk in front and be the first to step into the giant mouth inside the wall.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Such a person was delicious just to think about!

"Don't worry."

The "child" comforted him pretentiously.

"Just wait here. I will sync whatever I say to him with you."

Wait for what?!

Zhu Yan was about to break out in a cold sweat.

Behind him, Yang Zhanbai was earnestly listening to the "child's" answer while vigilantly watching Zhu Yan's every move out of the corner of his eye.

"Of course he is still human. I am merely controlling him temporarily."

"You are a [Hunter]. This whole matter has nothing to do with you."

The "child's" voice was like sugar boiled in water, sickeningly sweet and sticky.

"Follow him first to the exit of this scene."

How could death not be considered a conclusion?

How could a conclusion not be considered a new beginning?

How could walking toward a new beginning not be considered walking toward an exit?

It was different from humans.

It was very honest!

The "child" was so happy that its pupils dilated slightly, its whole body trembling with excitement.

"As for that person," it said wickedly, "when the time comes, I will make him walk behind you."

"Follow him to the back kitchen. As long as you pass through the back kitchen wall, you can leave the scene."

"As for him..."

"He will stay here forever, counting as your harvest mission."

Hehe, this wasn't considered lying either.

This cowardly human would be mentally controlled by it.

Then, just like the [Hunter], he would die in its giant mouth.

Its body was the core of this scene after all.

How could sleeping eternally in the scene not be considered staying forever?

...

Zhu Yan stared at the "child's" opening and closing mouth, his cold sweat receding.

He kind of wanted to laugh.

Just now, when the other "child" was talking to Yang Zhanbai, this "child" had simultaneously whispered those same words to him.

If it were anyone else, its excuse might actually have worked.

Zhu Yan wanted to walk in front, wanting to be the first to pass through the wall to deal with that giant mouth. It might have taken him quite some effort.

But that was Yang Zhanbai!

Righteous as Yang Zhanbai was, he would only yield that hard-won "chance of survival" to Zhu Yan, leaving himself to face that giant mouth alone!

This was basically doing Zhu Yan a huge favor!

...

Behind him.

Yang Zhanbai cursed under his breath and hurriedly caught up with Zhu Yan.

Fuck, these thriller creatures really knew how to play games.

They could have obviously just provided an exit or directly told him where it was.

But they just had to torture Zhu Zeyu along the way, making him exchange his free will for information and turn into a puppet to lead the way!

Damn it, damn it.

Fortunately, this thriller creature had said that Zhu Zeyu was still human and the manipulation was only temporary.

Since that was the case, Yang Zhanbai would follow for now.

When the time came, he would just push Zhu Zeyu to ensure he left first.

As a [Hunter], he was fully capable of forcing his way through the exit.

So what if he forced his way through?

The [Hunter] was on the same side as the thriller creatures.

These things wouldn't dare touch him anyway!

A cold sneer rolled from the back of Yang Zhanbai's throat.

Having made up his mind, he followed them with a steady pace.