Finally, under Kawahara's ill-intentioned gaze, Edren clenched his fists and left with heavy steps.
Even though he was grinding his teeth and his anger was raging, he was unwilling to let his brothers be implicated by unrelated invaders.
He is not alone; he carries the weight of too many lives on his shoulders.
With a smug look on his face, He Yuan spat at Edren's retreating figure, "Hypocrite!"
He then excitedly rubbed his hands together and eagerly bent down to reach out to Cheng Shuang.
However, what greeted him was not the delicious food he had been expecting, but a pair of furry claws that suddenly enlarged. Before he could even see what they were, he heard a snap and his vision slid from the sky to the ground.
A headless corpse wearing his uniform fell before him, spurting hot blood into his eyes, blurring them from crimson to darkness...
Hearing the noise at the top of the stairs, Edren suddenly turned around. His eyes widened, somewhat incredulous, yet seemingly not too surprised.
Underestimating the invaders, toying with life, Kawahara has truly been a lapdog for too long, thinking he can bully others with his power... Edren didn't laugh. He strode over, lowered his eyes and carefully looked at the quiet little girl, his voice hoarse, "Did you see who killed Lord Kawahara?"
Cheng Shuang: ...?
Then, he raised his eyes and rushed towards all the people and beasts, loudly questioning, "Did you see who killed Lord Kawahara?"
Finally, a timid voice rang out, "I...I didn't see it. Lord Kawahara was bent over, blocking the view!"
The speaker was a girl closest to Cheng Shuang. She was chained to a Roman column, her face beautiful, her eyes innocent, like a flawless angel. But no one dared to underestimate her. She possessed the strength to resist enormous monsters, so what bound her was not ordinary iron lock, but an electronic chain. If she tried to violently break free of this invisible cage, the electronic chain could electrocute her into a charred corpse.
Edren stared intently at the girl, bending down to block his view? Did that mean the overhead surveillance panel hadn't captured the image either?
Perhaps it was because Edren's gaze was too focused, the girl smiled shyly at him. Under her clear, pure, and saintly gaze, Edren, snapping out of his daze, turned his head away with deadpan eyes.
The girl lowered her eyes and asked dejectedly, "Lord Adren, you...you also look down on me? Do you think I'm a monster in human form!"
Edren didn't speak. The girl's pink cheeks were as flushed and radiant as summer flower buds. Slowly, tears fell. "Lord Edren, Lord Edren!"
Cheng Shuang was dumbfounded, if only she could make an expression right now!
Within sight, the girl was crying her eyes out, her cries filled with the pain and despair of someone betrayed by their lover. Coupled with her pretty little face, she was truly pitiful.
The other intelligent beings, seeing the girl's posture, numbly looked away. Several monsters with claws impatiently covered their ears. No one was moved; they only found it noisy.
Edren rubbed his temples, his head aching. "Alright, alright, I'll report it. Lord Kawahara just accidentally bumped his head and broke it!"
Although there is a high probability that the lord is not concerned about the cause of Kawahara's death—especially since the death was inexplicable—he might be more interested in the incapacitated invader and what strange killing methods he might employ.
Edren felt relieved by Kawahara's death, but it also brought him a lot of trouble. Who knew what kind of thing would take over the work on the second floor?
Although this old lecher seems like a shrewd scoundrel, he's easier to fool than many others. As long as you show weakness in front of him, anything is negotiable.
Cheng Shuang's body was too heavy; it took several trailers to drag her into the second floor. Going any further was impractical, since she couldn't run or jump anyway. So she could only stay in the spot closest to the door, becoming the neighbor of the angelic girl.
Edren strode away. He needed to hurry up and write the report, lest the master discover the problem on his own. Otherwise, he would also be subject to scrutiny by the next second-level manager.
Watching the burly man leave, the tearful girl wiped her face and spoke as if nothing had happened, "Hey, kid, what's your name? What's wrong with you? Are you in a vegetative state? What kind of superpowers do you have? You're not a humanoid monster, are you!"
Cheng Shuang had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.
"Say something! Don't you like talking? That's great! I'll tell you what to do, okay? I really enjoy talking to everyone~ But they're all afraid of me and don't dare to talk to me! You can't blame me for being a humanoid monster! I couldn't choose my birth..."
At this moment, Cheng Shuang felt indignant on behalf of all living beings. They might not be afraid of her, but rather annoyed by her...
This isn't just being talkative, this is downright being a chatterbox!
Or is she the kind of chatterbox who has to add an interjection to every single sentence? Occasionally, two interjections can be cute and charming, suitable for adorable young girls, but if the whole paragraph is filled with interjections, it just makes people's scalp tingle and their whole body uncomfortable!
The girl introduced herself as Bai, named Lian. In a short while, she recounted her entire family history to Cheng Shuang. Although she was a hybrid of a human and a monster, and her lineage only extended to her own generation, her rambling was enough for Cheng Shuang to understand why the monsters closest to her were all dejected, clutching their heads, looking as if they were living a life worse than death.
The little girl strongly suspected that this was Edren's retaliation against the invaders!
What could she do? If she could move, the first thing she would do would be to jump up and shut Bai Lian up, pin her against the wall, and tell her: Woman, you talk too much!
Bai Lian talked for a full day and night, and managed to drive away the new second-floor manager. The middle-aged man turned and left the prison area as soon as he saw her, leaving the people and monsters who were hoping to be freed disappointed and continuing to hold their heads in despair.
The monster moved from the little girl's chest to her head, especially around her ears, making her look like she was wearing a black helmet. Bai Lian's voice was like a mosquito buzzing near her eardrums.
From initial agitation to numbness, it only takes twenty-four hours. During this time, many creatures heading to the arena are unusually cheerful.
Cheng Shuang had learned to ignore it. Because she was resisting the pressure brought by the curse, she became more and more focused and ignored the occasional buzzing of mosquitoes.
The teddy bear was hidden in her pocket, silently keeping her company. Only when it heard the little girl's stomach rumble did it take out a blue pill from its spatial pouch and stuff it into her nostril...
There was no other way; I couldn't open my mouth, so this was the only method I could use. As long as I didn't starve, that was fine.
When Bai Lian went to fight, all the creatures in the prison breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
When Bai Lian returned in tattered clothes, it was Cheng Shuang's turn.
The bear cub kept track of the time. Unlike the first floor where it was a 24-hour cycle, the second floor had more people and monsters. Each creature had to take turns, and the final outcome depended on the time spent in the arena by the previous one.
Cheng Shuang was towed out as usual, and what awaited her were two sticky, slug-like monsters.
Although she couldn't move her body, her five senses remained intact. The thick stench of blood and decay in the air told her that the monster opposite her was difficult to deal with...
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