Before long, a shadow rapidly approached the Teaching Building from nearby.
Lin Yi's eyes lit up. "Here's our chance! Let's go!"
He picked up his pace and charged into the Stairwell first. Seeing this, Li Huiyuan followed close behind.
"Oh, right. Let's hold hands first, just in case!"
"Okay!"
The two entered the Stairwell hand in hand. Once they reached their position, Lin Yi patiently waited for the light outside to dim.
Within half a minute, the light outside the Stairwell began to fade.
At the same time, a cold, sinister aura slowly began spreading through the Stairwell...
"Rustle, rustle... rustle, rustle..."
Space faintly distorted. The Night-Walking Species squeezed inside the Layer began letting out shrill, hoarse growls. Like a vast patch of duckweed slowly rising from the water, they writhed, twisted, and crawled through the gloom, appearing bit by bit at the end of the Stairwell...
Lin Yi looked away from outside the Stairwell. As he turned his head, he heard Li Huiyuan cry out.
"Ah!"
Lin Yi immediately looked over and suddenly spotted the source of Li Huiyuan's cry-the Night-Walking Species that nearly filled the entire stairway passage!
Those Night-Walking Species resembled a swarm of bats mutated by radiation. Their skin was tattered, with some of it clinging to their bones and flesh like torn canvas.
Beneath their skin, every strand of muscle fiber was clearly visible, constantly writhing with their breathing and the pressure against them, like old tree roots brought to life.
Upon seeing Li Huiyuan, their bloodshot Big Eyeballs, squeezed so hard they bulged outward, all rolled toward her. Then their deformed mouthparts broke into tooth-baring laughter:
[You... saw me!]
[You saw me!!!]
Li Huiyuan's face instantly turned pale, and her body trembled slightly in fright. But she immediately reacted with an angry shout. Mystical