Darkness Descends

Chu Rui had just returned to the library, eager to brag to Zhao Yu about adding Ye Zhao on X-Messenger, when he suddenly saw the people around him collapsing one after another. Soon, a large area was covered in bodies, writhing and twitching on the floor. They couldn't even manage to cry for help. In an instant, the entire library turned into a scene of utter horror; terrified screams and shouts pierced the air, making one's scalp tingle.

"What's going on? Why is everyone fainting?"

"Is the monster back?!"

"Ahhh, help—"

"Old Zhao, Old Zhao!" Watching this bizarre and surreal scene, Chu Rui felt his hair stand on end and hurried back to find his teammates. "This is bad, something terrible has happened!"

To his surprise, as soon as he returned, he saw his own teammates lying on the ground, twitching all over. Their condition was no better than those outside. Zhao Yu was crouching in front of a teammate who was rolling his eyes and convulsing, checking his pulse. Chu Rui's expression darkened as he crouched down. "Old Zhao, how is it? What exactly is happening to them? Could there be a new monster?"

Zhao Yu: "Rapid heart rate, cold sweat, shortness of breath, convulsions... accompanied by a sense of suffocation and cognitive impairment..."

Chu Rui: "Huh? How? Are they really poisoned?"

"No, we've been together the whole time. We've eaten the same food and breathed the same air. There's no reason they'd be poisoned while I'm fine." Zhao Yu mused, "Their state looks more like they are under extreme mental tension and terror..."

Chu Rui: "Impossible, what kind of terror could cause this? You don't know, a huge crowd fainted outside too. It's total chaos right now!"

Zhao Yu recalled what his teammate had said before passing out