Through Little Fire, who was hiding outside, Su Bai also heard a woman's voice.
The voice was faint and haunting, with a desolate, pleading note. "Baby, my baby, come back to Mommy. Mommy won't force you anymore... sob..."
Su Bai even heard the wind in the corridor, as though an invisible, icy draft were roaming through it.
Next came the voices of two elderly people talking, distant and disorienting.
"Old man, our kid doesn't seem to be here."
"Damn it, you must have scared the kid away. Now look what you've done-we haven't found a substitute to die for us, and even that tasty kid is gone." The aged voice was full of resentment and anger, as though blaming the other person for the mistake.
Suddenly, a savage male voice cut in, charged with a frenzied possessiveness. "Little brother, little brother, come out right now! Have you gone looking for someone else again? I won't allow it. You can only stay by my side!"
The voice was shrill and grating, filled with a sick obsession, as though its owner were desperately searching for his prey.
The Ghost Creatures' voices lingered in the corridor. Su Bai could hardly imagine how terrified the players hiding in their rooms would have been if Liu Yongzhi's ability hadn't blocked out those sounds.
The Ghost Infant's cries, which Little Fire could hear, drew ever closer to Room 413. Su Bai turned to Chi Yan and asked, "Mr. Chi, you seem to treat that Ghost Infant a little differently?" A hint of curiosity and concern colored his voice as he tried to glean more information from Chi Yan's reaction.
Before Chi Yan could react, Liu Yongzhi, sitting beside the bed, was already feeling uneasy. He had all but given up on inviting Chi Yan, who had