"Cough, cough, cough..."
The girl's terror seemed to affect the people around her.
They all had guns in their hands, glaring at Lu Xin with hostility, their fingers hooked around the triggers.
Gao Yan had once stabbed a longtime friend in the stomach with a knife over a disagreement, so Lu Xin had no doubt that if he made even the slightest unusual move, these people would shoot him without hesitation.
But he did not move.
Facing so many gun barrels, he simply stood there quietly, watching the girl's expression.
Yet that very expression gave the girl an indescribable sense of horror. She looked weak on the outside, but hidden deep within her expression was a sinister, cold viciousness. She was very confident that she could control everyone present. Lu Xin had not been affected by her, but she did not think much of that. As long as everyone holding a gun in the yard stood on her side, that was enough.
But for some reason, that confidence was rapidly fading.
The calmer Lu Xin's expression became, the more uneasy she felt.
Suddenly, she realized where the problem lay. Just as her sinister nature was hidden beneath her weak appearance...
Beneath that man's calm exterior was a madness that made one's heart tremble.
"Quick... You have to protect me..."
She spoke instinctively, her voice choked with tears. "I... I'm so scared!"
The people around her who had been affected immediately erupted into a commotion.
Their desire to protect the girl was rapidly intensifying, and layer upon layer of madness was welling up inside them.
But they were somewhat bewildered.
They had already been protecting the girl. Their guns were already aimed at the threatening person. What else could they do?
Although the influence had amplified their sympathy to