Gu Li lowered her head and met the eyes that were gradually opening between the black hair.

With practiced ease, the knife moved twice, and the eyeball that had sprouted from the back of Sophia's head flew off in an instant.

After Sophia suddenly threw her off, Gu Li steadied herself against the bedpost and looked at Sophia, whose cheeks were gradually cracking, revealing another face.

"It's a pity your mother goddess didn't tell you that what I'm best at is gouging out Her eyeballs."

In the not-so-spacious hallway, the alien creature that gradually crawled out of Sophia's body charged towards Gu Li on all fours, roaring as it approached.

He looked ready to fight her to the death.

Gu Li blinked innocently, tightened her grip on the bunk bed railing slightly, and swung her body to dodge the attack. She then stomped her shoe on the back of Gu Li's still-bleeding head.

Sofia was slammed to the ground by the immense force from the force on her head.

As Gu Li landed lightly, she picked something up from the ground and ran outside, being chased all the way to the room at the end of the corridor.

When she placed her hand on the doorknob, Sofia stopped in her tracks, her bloodshot, eyelid-less eyes staring intently at her.

He seemed eager for her to open the room.

Gu Li shook the object in her hand. Beneath a wisp of jet-black hair was a bloody human skin, the one Sophia had just shed.

She cleared her throat and knocked loudly on the door: "Open the door, I'm delivering takeout!"

The door clicked open, revealing a dark, cool crack.

Sofia seemed to realize her thoughts, and suddenly let out a roar from her throat, charging forward fiercely.

Gu Li took a big step back, opened the door to reveal a dark space inside, and threw the human skin in his hand inside.

She saw Sophia stop just in front of the door, her naked eyes filled with terror, as if she wanted to back away, as if something even more terrifying was lurking in the darkness.

Gu Li reacted quickly and kicked her in the back.

The door slammed shut with a bang.

Suddenly, there was a loud knocking on the door, which soon stopped and was replaced by Sofia's muffled screams before finally falling silent.

Only intermittent, barely audible chewing sounds remained.

Gu Li clapped his hands and was about to leave when he suddenly heard approaching footsteps coming from the nearest staircase, along with a familiar sense of oppression.

Her expression changed, she looked around, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. There was only one room at the end of the corridor, and to get back to the maid's quarters, she would have to go through the stairs.

She cursed inwardly.

As the footsteps drew closer, seemingly heading this way, she opened the door again and slipped inside, leaning against the door to listen quietly to the sounds outside.

The owner of the footsteps seemed to have been attracted by Sophia's voice, and went straight to the end of the corridor after going downstairs.

Gu Li involuntarily held her breath, and could even vaguely feel the silent gaze of the person on the other side of the door. After a long while, it was still quiet outside.

It makes one wonder if the person who came has already left.

Ke Guli held her wildly beating heart and waited quietly, not even moving an inch even when her legs went numb from squatting.

At times like these, it is very important to learn to assess the situation. Right now, she is at most just an ordinary person with good physical fitness and the abilities of a Child of Light.

That sounds impressive, doesn't it?

But the person outside might be able to destroy a building without lifting a finger.

This is the difference between humans and monsters.

Even though she herself had been one of the monsters not long ago, Gu Li couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Why aren't they leaving yet?!"

As if hearing her thoughts, footsteps suddenly came from very close by outside, accompanied by the sound of a cane hitting the ground, and gradually faded away.

After waiting for another twenty minutes, Gu Li slowly moved her stiff hands and feet and stood up. The height she gained after standing up and her eyes, now adjusted to the darkness, allowed her to suddenly see the words.

It was a string of very smooth and beautiful cursive characters, standing out on the surface of the door panel, seemingly the result of the architect's meticulous carving.

But Gu Li knew very well that the door was completely bare before she came in.

It was left behind by that person.

Her hand traced the words: Looking forward to meeting you, Miss Thief.

Gu Li lowered her hand and scoffed. At a time like this, why bother with gentlemanly manners? Be careful, or she might just destroy their hideout.

Her fingers moved down to the doorknob, preparing to go out.

...Where's the doorknob?!

She frantically searched the door and finally concluded that the door and its frame were perfectly fitted and exquisite, but there was no place to open it.

"Ha ha."

Gu Li chuckled dryly, turned around and looked at the completely dark room. The thick, rotten smell that made her almost vomit suddenly enveloped her.

She stared into the quiet darkness, gave a dry laugh, and her fingers, which had just been probing the door, seemed to have picked up something, leaving a sticky feeling between her fingers.

"I just brought you all a little snack, could you please open the door and let me out?"

The room was still dark, but because of her voice, something seemed to be rubbing against the floor and getting closer. She had no choice but to suppress her expression, avoid the direction of the sound, and walk into the room.

She remembered that these things had only recently returned from outside. Since she couldn't get out through this door, there must be somewhere else she could get out, right?

Gu Li walked forward in the dark with a tense expression, squeezing out a little starlight from his fingers to slightly dispel the darkness in the room. The terrifying scene of being surrounded by many alien creatures that he had imagined did not occur.

The room was littered with bloodstains and finger marks left from a struggle.

She quietly approached and found that some of the stains were still fresh, while others had turned black and oxidized, indicating they were from a long time ago.

Gu Li knew without even thinking what those people were feeding the monster in the room.

The white light flickered a few times and dissipated into the air. Gu Li's cold expression disappeared into the darkness again. She straightened up and walked straight towards the passage she had just seen.

There were no other rooms at the end of the corridor; they must all be connected to this one. She walked for a long time in the corridor, where there were small cells with open doors on both sides.

The items here were released not long ago.

Gu Li felt colder and colder as she looked at it. Just moments ago, she was still in the room, but those things had silently left through another exit.

What are they doing so late at night?

Is it related to the man from earlier?

The most crucial question is whether Sophia, whom she just threw in, is actually dead.

"If he's not dead, then this is troublesome."

Gu Li murmured to himself and quickened his pace.