"I didn't expect that we would meet again."
The low female voice was as soft as a veil, and it caressed Lin Sanjiu's ears like a breeze. Lin Sanjiu's body trembled, and her [Hypersensory] activated immediately. However, when she looked around, there was only silence in the dark corridor.
"Jezebel," Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth and asked, "That's not your name, right? Who are you? Where are you? "
The woman gave a nasal laugh. Lin Sanjiu was certain that the person who spoke was not here. The voice did not seem to be coming from the loudspeaker either. Instead, it was as if the air in the corridor was everywhere.
"Speak! Who are you? " Lin Sanjiu shouted. Her voice echoed in the corridor, "If I don't take off my mask, you won't show yourself, right?"
Just as Mrs. Manas had said, Lin Sanjiu knew that it was too risky to take off her mask before check-in. However, she wanted to let the woman feel that there was an opportunity. If there was someone who wanted to harm her, she would have a higher chance of luring them out.
However, when "Jezebel" appeared, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
The woman in the wet red robe, the woman with a pair of scorching blue eyes, the woman who held her hand and brought her to check-in … So, the woman wanted to kill her as well?
"You underestimate me," the woman laughed hoarsely, "I will know it's you even if you don't take off your mask."
Lin Sanjiu steadied her breath and scanned the corridor again. It was daytime outside, but the building was shrouded in darkness. "Jezebel" sighed and said, "Ever since that night, I've memorized your scent. That's why I can sense you every time you approach this building."
His explanation brought more questions to Lin Sanjiu. She frowned and suppressed her urge to ask, "How did you do that?" She thought for a moment and asked, "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be Jezebel? "
"Because she is often not around, so it's convenient to pretend to be her," the woman answered slowly. The female voice replied leisurely, "As for me … If you have a watch, you will know what time it is. If you have a hundred watches, you will not know the time. I have too many names, so I don't have a name. "
Lin Sanjiu bit her lip and suddenly strode toward the stairs without a word.
When she passed by the last display window at the end of the corridor, a white light suddenly shone from the lattice. Before she could turn her head, she saw a shadow emerge from the white light and lunge forward. She hurriedly retreated a few steps, but before she could regain her composure, she heard the shadow hit the glass with a bang.
An iron-gray, featureless face was pressed tightly against the glass before it was pulled out bit by bit. The huge head sat shakily on the skinny body, and at the end of the torso were thick, curled limbs that looked like tree roots. One of them was hitting the glass again and again.
"Dong", "Dong", "Dong", the glass window trembled slightly, shaking off the dust. The iron-gray blank face was sniffing and groping in the cracks, as if it was looking for an exit to rush out.
How did something like that come out of Bliss?
"Actually, I don't want to kill you," the "Jezebel" said with a sigh. "Jezebel" sighed and said, "Truth be told, I still don't want to kill you … I'm very interested in you. If I could, I just want to capture you and put you in my display window. I want to look at you, light you up, touch you, collect you … Oh, I want you, just like I want it. "
"It" should be referring to the iron-grey thing in the display window that looked like a human but was not. Lin Sanjiu couldn't think of anything else other than a duoluozhong.
"But?" Lin Sanjiu sneered, "I guess there is a but here."
"Jezebel" made a nasal sound lazily. "Yes, unfortunately. They didn't allow me to do it. They said that you are too dangerous, and we will only be safe if we kill you. The faction that objected was too small, and they were too weak, so I had no choice but to agree. "
"Who are they?" Lin Sanjiu asked sharply.
"Jezebel" had no intention of answering Lin Sanjiu's question. She just smiled. After a few seconds, amidst the buzzing sound of the iron-gray creature hitting the glass, her voice floated up like the clouds gathering in the sky. "... I remember your earlobes are very ticklish, right? I also remember the shape of your collarbone and the rhythm of your rapid breathing. I like to teach a newbie like you how to explore a human's body and desires. They want to kill you, and I can't stop them. But even if they asked me to do it, I can't bring myself to do it. Don't make things difficult for me. Just wait here until one in the afternoon, and I will let you out, okay? "
Other than the fact that she sounded like she was coaxing her girlfriend, she sounded a little sad and regretful.
Lin Sanjiu turned her head and looked at the display window.
The iron-gray creature stopped knocking on the glass and moved its face closer to the glass. Two slits slowly appeared on its empty face, as if a pair of smiling eyes had grown on its face. From the position of the display window, if Lin Sanjiu rushed to the stairs, the glass in front of the creature would shatter immediately. Then, the creature would pounce on her.
If this thing only relied on the most primitive bite to hurt people, that would be great.
"The last time I checked in was at noon. It's 11: 30 am now," Lin Sanjiu said as she stared at the iron-gray creature. She looked at the iron-gray creature and said in a low voice, "In another 30 minutes, I won't have signed in for more than 24 hours."
"Jezebel" fell into silence.
"You want me to miss my check-in so that you can use the pocket dimension's power to kill me?" Lin Sanjiu found the situation a little ridiculous. "You want me to die, but you don't even have the courage to face me and send me on my way?"
"I'm soft-hearted. I can't bring myself to kill you. "
Lin Sanjiu chuckled. "You really can't bring yourself to kill me because I won't give you the chance."
Before Lin Sanjiu could finish her sentence, she dashed toward the stairs like an arrow let loose. The glass behind her shattered with a loud crack, and a thick smell of rust filled the air. A long, twisted, and shrill howl pierced Lin Sanjiu's eardrums like a piece of steel wire.
When the "roots" of the creature's lower body hit the stairs one after another, Lin Sanjiu had already leaped over the corner of the stairs and rushed to the second floor at lightning speed. When her feet landed on the last step, the iron-gray creature did not even show its head. She heaved a sigh of relief. Just as she turned around, her heart skipped a beat, and a layer of white light from her [Defense Forcefield] lit up around her.
"Jezebel" sighed softly. Strangely enough, even though she was on a different floor, her breath was still so close that it felt like it was right beside her ear.
"Do you think that's the only thing I have in my collection?" Her voice had calmed down. It was no longer swaying like water, nor was it as bewitching as a dream. There was only a hint of calmness in her voice. "I told you, if you are willing to sit here until midnight, I won't let them hurt you."
Lin Sanjiu couldn't even squeeze out a single word to reply. Her vision was dark, and she felt as if the skin on her face was about to fly out of her skull. She caught a glimpse of something hanging upside down from the ceiling. It opened a dark hole right in front of her face, and then she couldn't see anything else. A strong, moist suction force enveloped her face, making her feel as if she was being used as a pacifier by a giant baby. Even with her [Defense Forcefield], the skin on her face and neck felt like it was about to be torn apart. It only lasted for half a second, but the pain was so excruciating that her consciousness started to blur.
However, she could still move her hands.
Enduring the excruciating pain, she raised her arms and activated [Mosaic Censorship]. She immediately pressed her hands in front of her face. However, before her hands could touch the thing, the suction force suddenly disappeared. She heard a loud, slurping sound that sounded like a tongue being sucked. Lin Sanjiu's face was covered in the sticky liquid. Before she could open her eyes, the thing wrapped around her wrists and pushed them toward her own face.
The second before her hands touched her skin, Mrs. Manas forcefully deactivated her [Mosaic Censorship].
Everything happened so fast that Lin Sanjiu didn't even have time to react. When her own hands landed on her arms and forehead, she felt as if her pores were about to explode. It took her half a second to realize that her [Mosaic Censorship] had been deactivated. Thankfully, she didn't smash herself into a pulp. In just a breath's time, she felt as if she had just gone through a life-or-death situation. Her body was soaked in cold sweat, and her legs were trembling uncontrollably.
She slowly raised her head, her heart still pounding.
There was a huge, black, trumpet-flower-shaped object lying on the ceiling. It flowed to the other side of the ceiling like oil and slid into a display window not far away. Lin Sanjiu turned around and glanced at the stairs. Before the iron-gray creature could climb up, she dashed into the corridor. Just then, she saw the black oil fall on the floor of the display window and stand up like a flower.
"Jezebel" spoke gently, "Don't assume that they don't have intelligence just because they look weird. This is a little guy I found by accident. It's very smart and good at making a diversion. It can use the enemy's ability to counter the enemy. "
"What … What are you …" Lin Sanjiu's voice was hoarse. She had a thousand questions that she wanted to ask.
The woman let out a sigh of relief.
"If you have to call me by a name, you can call me Bliss. There are only 30 minutes left before your check-in period expires. However, it's impossible for you to enter the swimming pool and check-in within these 30 minutes. Do you know why? "
Lin Sanjiu understood.
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