A giant human face had appeared outside the window at some point, though there had originally been nothing there.
It was pressed tightly against the window, its eyes the size of copper bells and its blood-basin mouth twisted into an eerie smile.
One-third of the face was blocked by the wooden boards nailed firmly to the windowsill, but that only made it feel even more horrifying and terrifying.
What the hell was this thing?
At that moment.
Whether it was Hu Deping, who was right in the middle of it, the three from Black Mountain County standing in another world, or Jiang Qiao, who was merely watching the spectacle, the same thought surfaced in their minds: No wonder. No wonder the window had been boarded up.
Could it have been to keep this thing out?
There was a strange old man outside the door behind Hu Deping and a strange face outside the window in front of him. No one knew whether those two things would suddenly break into the room he was in.
Although the Mysterious Person had told him this place was very safe when bringing him here.
But he had also said that he could go into the kitchen!
Damn it, an old man had crawled out of the kitchen. Was he sure it was safe to go there?
The surroundings were deathly quiet.
Hu Deping seemed to have been turned to stone. He stood rooted to the spot, not daring to move even a finger. The sweat on his clothes dried and then dampened again, clinging to his skin with an itchy, sticky discomfort.
"It's talking outside. Clearly, it wants to draw my attention. According to the principle of treating strange things as normal, I shouldn't pay any attention to it. Once I respond, it might