Xiao Xiao got to his feet.
He pulled the curtains open slightly.
This revealed the glass door, which had not been fully closed.
Then he returned to his place.
At night, when the last source of light faded, the dormitory fell into darkness.
Only the floor near the balcony was faintly illuminated by the moonlight outside.
The dormitory was very quiet.
The night was very quiet.
The campus at night was very quiet.
A dark shadow appeared on the floor, faintly lit by the moonlight.
The scarred monster soundlessly darted out.
Of course, before coming out, it had stared wide-eyed and surveyed every corner of the dormitory several times.
Only after making sure nothing could go wrong did it cautiously stick out half its head.
Then its entire head.
After that, it tiptoed toward the balcony.
When it saw the moonlight cast across the floor ahead, its eyes lit up.
It raised its head and looked left and right again.
It lingered especially long around that human's bed.
After waiting quietly for several minutes, the scarred monster moved.
It was as swift as lightning.
It crossed the moonlit floor.
Then it landed lightly on the balcony outside.
At once, moonlight poured down.
The scarred monster raised its head.
It basked in the moonlight.
The scarred monster took a deep breath.
Sure enough, the air outside was much better.
It had been trapped inside the room the whole time.
The air was saturated with the strong scent of humans.
It held its breath and focused.
On the one hand, this was to isolate itself from the humans' scent.
On the other, it was to avoid making any noise and attracting unnecessary attention.
The scarred monster's mood brightened considerably.
It arched its back.
Then