"Bang, bang, bang."
Song Qingzhang was jolted awake by a series of rhythmic slaps.
His eyelids fluttered twice before he slowly opened his eyes and stole a glance out the window.
A Doll Rabbit nearly two meters tall bent at the waist. Seemingly noticing that the child in bed had woken up, it spread its mouth in a smile.
Its hand stopped slapping the window. Instead, it curled into a fist and tapped the glass twice with a knuckle.
Although his brother had described the thing to him before, seeing it with his own eyes still sent a chill through him.
Its movements were far too human.
...Here comes the uncanny valley.
Still, Song Qingzhang wasn't particularly surprised that the doll had come for him.
He hadn't run into any trouble since entering the Instance. Now that only five players remained, the odds of encountering it tonight were fairly high.
Song Qingzhang took a deep breath. Ignoring whatever the doll might do next, he immediately rolled out of bed and rushed toward the door, recalling Li Xian's description of the Doll Rabbit:
"It's about two meters tall and mainly attacks with its fangs. Its cries attract smaller dolls..."
"I tried opening the door after it climbed through the window, but by then the door was already locked."
Based on that description, there would be plenty of small dolls on the Town's streets, so waiting for it to enter before escaping through the window definitely wouldn't work. The room was too small, too, with barely any space to dodge...
He could only try the door immediately and see whether it was locked.
Song Qingzhang had come up with this plan in advance, so he acted without hesitation. With the bed so close to the bedroom door, he reached it in just