Whether the Dream Ghost had been destroyed remained unknown, and he had rashly been teleported into Number 1413. What exactly had happened was still unclear.
He could not speak or open his eyes, yet that faint sound of a lock shifting came from outside the door again...
Ji Li had already made the worst possible assessment of his situation. Perhaps Mei Sheng was the only one he could rely on now.
Half-kneeling on the floor with the Stage Sword supporting him, he held his breath and listened intently to the sounds at the door.
The sound was extremely faint. If the Restroom had not been so quiet, it would have been nearly impossible to hear.
Yet it did not sound as though some "person" was unlocking the door or turning the handle. Instead, it sounded more like fingernails scratching experimentally at the door.
"What is the thing outside testing?"
Ji Li could not find an exact answer. By the actual time, it should currently have been around eight in the evening, marking the end of the second hour since the mission began.
But according to the Clock Time Rules inside Numbers 1414 and 1413, it should have reached ten at night by now...
That meant the safe twenty-three minutes after Ji Li had set the grandfather clock in Number 1414 to 21:07 had long since passed.
Now, the Rotting Ghost had most likely returned outside Number 1413.
At that thought, Ji Li sucked in a sharp breath. If the Rotting Ghost really was outside, then the first place it would enter would be the Restroom.
The Rotting Ghost had its own disadvantages. Besides needing to go to Number 1414 to feed on the Twin Female Ghosts' nourishment, it also had to soak in the bathtub in the Restroom to slow