"Ah—ugh!"


    A scream pierced the black sky over the small town. The sound contained terror, stimulating the eardrums for an extremely brief moment before abruptly cutting off. It was as if the person emitting the sound had suddenly been gripped by the throat.


    Then, there was a deathly silence.


    "That scared me to death!" Shen Yue quickly patted her little heart that had been startled into a jump.


    When that scream rang out, she was carefully entering this dilapidated villa by moonlight.


    And that sound seemed to come from not far away. Which meant danger was not far off either.


    "Who''s there!?"


    Shen Yue had just stepped through the main door when she heard a low shout from the darkness.


    It was a male voice.


    Shen Yue immediately concealed herself in the shadows, quickly determining the other person''s position, but unable to see anything in the darkness.


    "Room 99 guest," Shen Yue called out, then swiftly changed positions again.


    The other person must also be a guest, like her. He soon reported his own room number:


    "I''m Room 98, I''m over here. You can come over."


    Shen Yue saw him - the other person was hiding by the windowsill.


    Room 98 guest, she vaguely remembered he was a man in his thirties.


    She quickly came to his side, only to discover that Number 98 was already injured.


    This man in his thirties looked nervously at Shen Yue, but a flash of amazement passed through his eyes.


    In the moonlight, Shen Yue had fair skin, beautiful features, and long legs. Her delicate facial features were paired with sexy auburn long curly hair. She wore a sleeveless white shirt with a very low neckline... paired with ultra-short shorts.


    Wherever she went, she had the appearance of a sexy beauty. With such a beautiful woman approaching, the man''s thoughts immediately ran wild.


    Of course, Shen Yue was also very aware of her physical advantages, but now she had no mind to care about these things. She asked in a low voice:


    "How are you? What happened?"


    The man''s voice was full of fear: "Shit, we encountered that vine as soon as we came in. Several people scattered. While escaping, I injured my leg, but I can still walk. Also, I''ll tell you, besides that terrifying vine, there''s also... someone hunting us down."


    "A person?" This question was strange, but Shen Yue asked it naturally.


    "It''s a tall woman, very tall. That little girl from Room 97 has already been killed by her."


    "What does she look like? Is she a guest?"


    The other person replied with hesitation: "Well... I think she''s Number 95, but I can''t be sure. It was too dark to see clearly just now. However, the left shoulder of her clothes was torn by Number 97."A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    Room 95 guest, Kun Yao, Shen Yue remembered her name. The reason she remembered the name was that this guest''s appearance was too outstanding - a beautiful woman that was hard to forget at first glance. Not only was she tall and slender, but she also had fair skin and long, straight black hair.


    At that time, among the many guests, Kun Yao wore casual clothes - a simple white T-shirt over jeans - yet still stood out.


    At that time, half of the people''s gazes fell on Shen Yue, and the other half fell on her. Even Shen Yue had stolen a few glances at her.


    The other woman had an excellent appearance but was very aloof. Before entering this small world, Shen Yue hadn''t heard her say a word.


    But could it be her?


    She was also a guest, so why was she hunting down other guests? The key question was, did she have that ability?


    "It''s dangerous here, let''s leave first."


    Shen Yue immediately decided to leave this place first. Although she was an outsider, her power was weak right now, and she couldn''t easily stick her neck out.


    Number 98 responded with a sound, choosing to follow behind her. However, he was injured and moved slowly. He quickened his pace to catch up with Shen Yue. They left this ruined villa, but he suddenly found that her direction was wrong.


    "Where are we going?"


    Shen Yue paused for a moment, then turned and asked, "Where do you want to go?"


    "I..."


    "I''m going to the tower in the center of town. Are you coming with me?"


    "What are you going there for? At such a dangerous time, shouldn''t we be running towards the outside..."


    "Are you sure you can run out? Don''t forget we''re in a small world right now." Shen Yue glanced at his injured leg. "I''m leaving. If you choose to come along, try to keep up."


    The man''s voice became a bit anxious: "Hey! I advise you not to go. I just escaped from that direction!"


    Shen Yue hesitated for a moment but didn''t pay him any more attention. Instead, she quickened her pace and moved forward.


    ...


    "Help! Help me! Help me!"


    Just as Shen Yue was advancing along a corner of a wall, she found that Number 98 had actually caught up.


    He was calling for help, his voice terrified, running as fast as he could towards her direction.


    And at this time, there was something terrifying following him - it was a giant vine chasing after him!


    That green vine was as fast as lightning. When Number 98 was still two meters away from Shen Yue, it suddenly tightly wrapped around Number 98''s neck, dragging him backwards.


    Shen Yue reacted quickly. In the next second, she had already pulled out a dagger and swiftly slashed at the vine.


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    But at the moment of contact, the vine suddenly extended many small tendrils that wrapped around Shen Yue''s hand.


    And on those small tendrils, human mouths suddenly grew, from which sharp thorns protruded, violently stabbing towards Shen Yue''s hand! The scene was extremely horrifying!


    Shen Yue was startled and immediately struggled to break free, decisively chopping down! With effort, she managed to cut through that vine!


    "Help... cough cough! Thank you, thank you!" Number 98 rubbed his neck with both hands, panting heavily, looking quite shaken.


    Shen Yue sighed in relief and quickly pulled him:


    "It''s okay, come on, get up, I''ll help you."


    She put away her dagger and supported the man, one hand holding his arm, the other gently resting on his back over his heart.


    Then, this hand''s palm suddenly emitted a faint green light.


    "You''re really amazing. Without you, I would have died!" The man''s face was full of gratitude.


    "Not at all, we''re all guests here, just helping each other." Shen Yue smiled slightly, "Here, let me support you as we walk."


    The man hesitated only for a moment before immediately agreeing: "Ah... okay! Let''s leave quickly, I''m afraid it might come back!"


    "Mm, alright."


    However, after just a few steps, Shen Yue withdrew her hand from his back.


    The dark green light disappeared from her palm.


    "Oh, I''m having trouble supporting you now, big brother. Can you walk on your own?"


    Shen Yue sighed lightly, suddenly releasing the man and moving forward quickly.


    "Huh? I... I can..." After being let go, the man was clearly lacking strength.


    "Big brother, I''m so scared, so I''m going ahead, okay?" Shen Yue said with a smile, "Oh my, big brother, next time you bring that vine to find me, I''ll help you again."


    "You? You... you, don''t, why do I have no strength..."


    "I don''t know, maybe you were too scared earlier, but..." As Shen Yue spoke, her eyes stared fixedly behind him, a flash of fear in her gaze!


    "But wha-ugh!" The man''s words were cut short as a vine quickly shot out and strangled his neck.


    The human mouths on that vine immediately opened, and the sharp thorns inside fiercely pierced into the man''s neck!