Kuai Hongji gripped the Spiked Club. The next moment, it shattered into strands of light and sank into his body.
"Fatty, make do with this for now," he muttered, then looked at Tian Bufan.
"Young Master Tian."
He spoke slowly.
Tian Bufan's eyelids trembled slightly. Then, without opening his mouth, he spoke as though murmuring in a dream: "The 'High-Rank Alien Angel' really has taken this step... Fortunately, this step is still within our calculations."
"Mm," Kuai Hongji said. "You've found the 'Principal's Office' too, right?"
"We have," Tian Bufan said.
Kuai Hongji nodded slightly. "Then I should hurry and set out too."
Tian Bufan said, "Sorry for the trouble, Kuai Kuai. No... 'Dorm Supervisor-14-X0230506094.'"
"You too." Kuai Hongji nodded slightly. After glancing at the time on the wall clock, he picked up the Old Kerosene Lamp, pushed open the bedroom door, and walked out.
Bang!
The door shut, and silence returned to the dormitory. Tian Bufan sank into a dream once again.
May 12, Year X023, 12:33 a.m., Dormitory Building, 14th floor.
Carrying the Old Kerosene Lamp, Kuai Hongji made his way unhurriedly to the Elevator Area and pressed the call button.
Behind the elevator doors, a fierce wind howled without pause. After a wait of roughly a minute and a half, something enormous compressed the rushing wind, turning its howl into a sharp screech. Once that sound faded, a crisp "Ding!" came from the Elevator Area.
The elevator had arrived.
Clang-clack!
As the elevator doors opened, long-absent light shone from its inner walls, like sunlight breaking through the clouds, capable of dispelling all darkness.
Kuai Hongji entered the elevator, found the transparent red cover marked "X" above the floor panel, opened it, and pressed the button marked "↑."
Clang!
The elevator doors closed, and it began to