The voice was already very different from the little boy's.
It sounded as though countless people's resentment had been blended together.
"Brother" and "big brother" were different forms of address.
Wen Xishu guessed that Morita Yu might be the little boy's older brother.
Wen Renjing said:
"Open it. I've already activated my Sequence. Even if there's danger, whoever's there won't attack right away."
Wen Xishu nodded and lifted the floorboard.
An underground entrance appeared before him.
The two quickly made their way down.
To think the Morita residence had an entrance like this.
At the bottom of twenty-four steps lay a dim secret room.
It wasn't completely dark because there was a small desk lamp inside.
And a computer with its screen lit up.
There were also scraps of food packaging scattered around, from Hujiang convenience foods such as sushi.
"Who... who are you?" A mass of shadow writhed in the corner.
Wen Renjing's first reaction upon seeing the shadow was that they had encountered a monster, but he remained composed. The monster had no intention of hurting them.
"You should leave. My brother will be angry if he finds out. He doesn't let people see me... I'll frighten them."
The voice still blended countless men's and women's voices together, but it sounded pitiful.
Wen Xishu tried hard to make out what he was seeing... but ultimately, he could find no trace of the little boy from the Strange Tower in that writhing shadow.
But soon, the shadow seemed to sense something.
He began inching toward Wen Xishu involuntarily.
Only then did Wen Xishu and Wen Renjing truly see the utterly indescribable darkness... writhing toward them from the corner.
It resembled a black octopus with many tentacles, yet occasionally, countless human faces appeared on its surface. Those faces seemed to