The man had only half a face left, smeared with blood until it was nearly unrecognizable, but his clothes were still identifiable. He was one of the players who had come to the Corpse Hiding Hotel with Liu Chengyi on the first night. Liu Chengyi hadn't lied—the man really had gone missing.
Xu Huo picked up a nearby object and used it to push aside the cloth covering the body. He carefully examined the bite marks and found that they didn't match human teeth. They looked more like the work of a large beast.
Could they be keeping Mutant Animals in the Corpse Hiding Hotel?
Before he could step away from the body, a faint scraping sound came from outside, as though something were approaching from the far end of the corridor. It was accompanied by heavy breathing, with pauses in between.
Xu Huo's brows furrowed. He immediately put on his Invisibility Cloak, then took out the Potion "A Bewitching Treat" and opened a small gap, slowly letting the stench seep out.
A shadow appeared by the doorway.
The corridor was dimly lit, and the light coming from the side stretched the shadow out. That was why they could glimpse a little of it before it reached the doorway. The creature moved on its forelegs and had an enormous head. Its shape was somewhat like a lion's, though its breathing grew noticeably heavier when it reached the door, clearly setting it apart from an ordinary beast.
The stench poured steadily out of the room. The beast outside gave two heavy snorts, then turned to leave. But just before it went, perhaps irritated by the smell or for some other reason, it slammed a paw into the wall!
Several sharp, hook-like claws punched straight through the wall and raked downward, tearing