"We just need to hold on. Someone will definitely come save us."
A young college student tenant behind him couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Big brother, was that thing just now a person or a ghost?"
Zhao Shuang said gravely, "That isn't important. Just stay hidden, don't make any light, and don't make too much noise. I guarantee you'll be safe. As for what you want to know, I'll tell you after this crisis is over."
At that moment, a five- or six-year-old girl tugged at Liu Bo's clothes and said, "police uncle, my mommy didn't come into the room. Will she be in danger?"
Liu Bo thought, I'm only eighteen, and I'm already being called uncle. But then he remembered that they had found this girl on the eighth floor. That whole floor seemed to have been filled with corpses. Her mother was probably gone.
Still, he could only comfort her. "It's okay, little one. I'll take you out to find your mommy in a while..."
Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, accompanied by a panicked voice shouting, "Help! Someone save me! There's a monster chasing me from behind..."
No one inside the room dared to speak, because they quickly realized what was about to happen.
Sure enough, the man's cries not only failed to save him, but angered the ghost in the black mist instead.
In an instant, a mass of black mist rushed at the man and tore off his head. Then came a crunching sound of chewing from within the mist.
The apartment's soundproofing was poor, so everyone could hear the sounds from the hallway clearly.
In the darkness, combined with the stifling heat, some people were already unable to endure it and began making noises.
Zhao Shuang growled, "Quiet! If you