Humanoid Demon

Fang Shenyan was at the very front this time, pushing open the glass doors of the Bogou Building without any hesitation.

At that exact moment, the time struck ten in the evening.

"Swish!"

The entire building, starting from the seventeenth floor, rapidly lost power.

After the last person, Yu Guo, entered the building, all that remained before everyone was pitch darkness!

The scene fell into an extreme silence, with only the increasingly sharp sound of rain tapping against the glass doors!

This static scene lasted less than half a second before Ji Li suddenly heard the faint sounds of angry shouts and commotion from the employees working overtime on the floors above.

He turned his head to look across the street; it was still brightly lit there. Only this building had lost power.

Therefore, what this meant was self-evident.

Ghostly entities were about to appear!

"Our mission is to protect the 43 staff members currently inside the building. We need the smallest possible space and the most concentrated group of people!

Pair up, go to your designated locations, and bring all 43 employees to the first-floor lobby!"

Fang Shenyan moved first, naturally heading towards the west staircase with Yu Guo, ascending upwards.

Tong Guan had no objections to Ji Li's suggestion and went towards the east staircase with Chang Nian.

Only Ji Li and Li Xing, whose legs had already started to tremble, remained in the lobby, not yet in motion.

Ji Li stood by the main entrance, leaning against the rainy night, not moving at all. He even took out a cigarette pack from his pocket and lit one.

Li Xing was waiting for Ji Li's command but turned his head to see Ji Li already smoking.

"Manager Ji... don't we need to go find people?"

Ji Li looked up at him, took a deep drag, and exhaled a perfect smoke ring. "What did you do for work before?"

Li Xing clearly hadn't expected Ji Li to ask that. He instinctively replied, "A regular office worker?"

"You're working overtime late into the night, and the company suddenly loses power. What would you do?"

"What else? Go home..."

Li Xing paused there, realizing the issue, and instantly understood why Ji Li hadn't moved.

In fact, having Fang and Yu, as well as Tong and Chang, split up to find people was sufficient. Most people would head towards the main entrance to go home.

Their job was simply to make sure the departing employees were all gathered in the lobby!

Li Xing felt a surge of respect for Ji Li's sharp mind. He walked over to him and quietly asked, "But these are 43 ordinary people who don't know about the ghostly entities. How can we control them?"

Ji Li didn't speak, just continued to smoke quietly, waiting for the homeward-bound employees to arrive.

Before long, the sound of hurried footsteps approached. Ji Li's cigarette had just finished, and his eyes lit up as he fixed his gaze forward.

Staff members, in groups of three or five, were rushing out with their briefcases.

It could be said that the brightest area in the entire building was the first floor. Across the street was another large building.

It hadn't lost power; in fact, it illuminated a large portion of the Bogou Building.

"This is so weird. My boss wants me to submit a proposal tomorrow morning, and of all nights, the power goes out tonight!"

"Yeah, I haven't finished my work either. Who knows what time I'll get home, might have to pull an all-nighter again."

As Ji Li listened to the approaching footsteps and conversations, he slowly placed his backpack on the ground and reached behind his waist.

The sound of boots on the tile floor emerged. Ji Li, with his back to the light, cast three shadows on the ground before the group of people.

"Everyone, your lives have been suspended for tonight.

If you wish to live, you must cooperate with my actions."

His clear voice echoed through the spacious lobby. Li Xing's eyelids twitched. He hadn't expected Ji Li to be so direct.

But at the same time, he was worried. He still didn't know how Ji Li planned to stop these people, or even if they would obey his command.

"Who are you? Get out of the way, we're in a hurry!"

"What are you guys doing? You're crazy!"

The middle-aged man at the front of the group of employees looked very anxious. As soon as he spoke, the others behind him started to push, clearly showing how bad everyone's mood was in this situation.

"She insulted me, the woman in the back!

Ji Li, you handle this. Don't show me any respect!" The Second Personality was as hot-tempered as ever, constantly egging Ji Li on.

Ji Li didn't get angry. He just smiled slightly, and his right hand finally emerged from behind him.

In his palm wasn't the usual blade he carried, but a dark, black handgun...

The employees couldn't see clearly, but Li Xing behind them saw it all. The sight almost made him bite his tongue.

Just as Li Xing was about to speak, a deafening muffled sound reached his ears!

With a "Bang!", the female employee who had just spoken disrespectfully was sent flying backward!

Her originally delicate makeup was instantly ruined, and blood began to flow from her stomach, only then did she react and let out a pained wail.

Ji Li blew on the still smoking barrel of his gun, held it upside down, and walked towards the remaining staff members who were completely stunned.

He walked past them and approached the female staff member. Hearing her high-pitched screams, he frowned.

"Bang!"

Another shot rang out, and a neat hole appeared on the woman's forehead. She was dead.

"Ah!! Robbery! Murder!"

"Don't try to run, you can't escape.

Stay in the lobby obediently for three breaths of time, and I won't hurt you anymore."

Ji Li looked at the few people who had fallen into a frenzy and said loudly.

"No, no, no! Don't shoot, we'll do as you say."

Led by the middle-aged man, the rest of them squatted in the center of the lobby.

Li Xing watched everything that happened before his eyes, his eardrums still ringing. He was completely stunned.

"Ji Li...

He's the store manager, but is he even human?"

"From now on, I command you to guard this spot and not move an inch. You even have to take care of business right here.

Soon, many people will join you, so don't worry about me hurting you further.

What I need to tell you is that there is something in this building that is much more terrifying than me.

The real threat to you is not me, but it.

When you see it with your own eyes, you will know how merciful I was."

Ji Li's smiling face was no different from a midnight demon in the eyes of all the living.

They had never seen such a reckless killer who could chat and laugh while swiftly taking lives!

Although they didn't fully understand his words, they didn't dare to move and could only accept their fate.

Ji Li didn't have time to persuade them one by one to be obedient.

In other words, everyone had their own way of acting, and even if he talked until he was blue in the face, he couldn't control everyone. Thus, he could only resort to forceful methods.

He didn't disregard life, he only valued the role life played behind it.

The death of that woman, although it meant the loss of one protection quota, would more effectively control the remaining 42 people.

Ji Li's style of doing things was to choose the most rational and quickest method, and it had undoubtedly achieved the best results now.

Most importantly, he didn't have time to stay in the first-floor lobby to guard these people.

Because there was a task that required him to personally handle, and it couldn't fall into anyone else's hands!