My heart skipped a beat. It was an instinctive reaction; I wasn't feeling any particularly clear emotion at that moment.
Lei Yinyin continued to change. A malicious, deathly energy surged from her soul, completely different from her previous, hazy state.
My heart started beating faster, as if I were watching a blockbuster and waiting for the protagonist to drop from the sky and take down the villain.
"What are you doing?!"
A sharp, piercing woman's voice shattered the atmosphere.
Lei Yinyin's transformation halted.
The children jumped in fright and froze in place, not daring to move.
A somewhat plump woman hurried over, her face deathly pale. The rolls of fat on her body jiggled with every step. I couldn't tell whether it was from fear or from the few steps she'd just run.
"You..." The woman's eyebrows shot up. She grabbed the child in front of her and slapped them across the face.
"Waaah!" The child burst into tears.
"Shut up!" the woman roared, then turned to the other children. "All of you, get over here! Stand in a line!"
Furious, she ordered the children to stand off to one side, then cautiously approached Lei Yinyin.
Lei Yinyin's soul looked down at what was happening below.
The woman looked at her twice and called out softly. Only then did she work up the nerve to carefully check Lei Yinyin's pulse. She snatched her hand back as if she'd been electrocuted, sucking in a sharp breath. Her face grew even grimmer.
"You all come back with me first. Come on, back with me..." The woman swallowed and glanced around, her eyes settling on the children. She stopped shouting, but the children didn't dare act up.
The woman pulled out her phone. Her fingers trembled as she dialed.
The group, one woman