Li Xian grew restless as he waited. He did not want to waste too much time here.
After silently counting off two minutes, Li Xian figured the monster should have gone far enough by now, given its speed, and decided to open the door a crack to look outside.
But before his hand even reached the door, the handle moved.
Li Xian's heart sank. Without clinging to any false hope, he quickly slipped into the toilet. Soon, he heard the door open, followed by unsettling footsteps that slowly grew louder in his ears-
He peered through the gap in the door and saw a Fish-Head Monster with a twisted body. Strangely, after entering the room, the monster did not wander around but headed straight for the toilet.
As though he knew Li Xian was right here.
There were so many rooms on the ship, yet he had opened this particular door. Every sign suggested that the monster knew exactly where Li Xian was, as though some kind of radar had been attached to him.
Li Xian thought he had hidden quickly enough that the monster should not have seen him. Besides, even if he had somehow exposed himself, the monster should not have headed straight for the toilet upon entering.
Why? How exactly did he find me?
Instinct? Smell? Or something I'm carrying?
Li Xian ran through the possibilities in his head. By then, the monster was only a few steps from the toilet door.
The monster did not move quickly, but under these circumstances, that only made the wait more agonizing. Li Xian flexed his slightly stiff fingers, raised the Fish Eye, and looked at the monster through it-
A notification that his mental value had dropped sounded in his mind. Through the Fish Eye, however, the scene before