As Su Bai and the others descended the stairs from the second floor, the closer they came to the lobby, the more they felt a chilling cold.
Their "family members," along with the players the Ghost Creatures had found earlier, were already standing at the reception desk. Every human and Ghost Creature turned to look at the players at the foot of the stairs, as though welcoming their "family members" back to the lobby.
Su Bai and the other players braved the bitter chill and entered the lobby. The instant they stepped inside, the Ghost Creature with half his face mangled and bloody lunged at Ai Qing, dragging her away from Li Feiwen.
The Ghost Creature stared fixedly at Li Feiwen, who had just been pressed close to Ai Qing, as though he had stolen his most precious prey. His eyes brimmed with undisguised hatred, and the bloody ruin of half his face made him look hideously terrifying.
The Ghost Creature reached out and roughly hauled Ai Qing aside. Pressing close to her face, he snarled viciously, "Little brother, little brother, my darling little brother! You can't go anywhere except by my side. Not ever!"
The moment her bloodied "older brother" approached, Ai Qing began trembling all over, her eyes filled with terror. But regardless of whether her talent could deal with the Ghost Creature before her, the rules the Administrator had described made it impossible for her to attack her "family member." She did not dare resist him at all. She could only look pleadingly toward Li Feiwen, hoping that the man who had shared her ordeal, and for whom she had already developed special feelings, would save her.
But Li Feiwen was already entangled with his own "family member."
Li Feiwen's family member was a Giant Hound with