"No." Xu Huo was resting with his eyes closed. At the words, he only moved his lips.
Fluorescent Powder couldn't bring herself to make a fuss, so she turned to the Painted Woman and asked, "Could you go fold some in the restroom?"
The Painted Woman made it clear she didn't want to go and suggested that Fluorescent Powder go herself, or stuff something in her ears.
With all the players huddled together, there was no way Fluorescent Powder could block out the sound. And the reason she couldn't stand it was that her hearing had evolved faster than that of other players at the same level. It was one of her advantages. Since she couldn't win a fight, she had no choice but to get up and move somewhere else.
But as soon as she stood, she heard a strange sound in the distance, like fingernails scraping across a hard board.
"Did you hear that?" She stopped at once and asked the others.
Xu Huo put away his spatial Defense Artifact and released his Spiritual World. His vertical pupils quickly searched for the source of the sound. Less than a second later, he withdrew his attention, turned, and headed for the nearest room. "Hide!"
The other players had also placed instruments or artifacts throughout the Castle. After learning what was happening in the studio, some sooner and some later, they followed him into the entertainment room next door. They shut the door, then used Defense Artifacts and instruments to reinforce the walls and floor. Dense footsteps sounded outside. The next instant, a claw tore sideways through the wall, ripping out the door along with it. With a low growl, an enormous beast's head squeezed into the doorway and pressed against the spatial barrier, peering inside.
Through the cracks clawed