That night, all was quiet.
In Jiangcheng Huating Residential Complex, Jiangcheng, a group of students dressed in Jiangcheng No. 1 High School Middle School uniforms walked out of the elevator one after another. Some were carrying cameras, some were carrying tripods, and some were carrying interview microphones. Their equipment was as complete as that of a TV station.
The lead man, a slender, short-haired fellow, held the interview microphone; his palms were slightly sweaty, a mixture of nervousness and anticipation on his face.
The chubby, fair-skinned boy carrying a camera swallowed hard. "President Lin Ying, are you sure you got Su Hang's permission to come and interview him?"
"No doubt about it." Lin Ying held the microphone and took a deep breath. "Senior Su Hang clearly replied to me on the phone that I could come to interview him."
"That's amazing!" The girl with the Wanzi, holding a fill light, exclaimed with delight, her eyes sparkling with pink hearts. "I joined the journalism club specifically to interview Senior Su, and I finally made it happen in my senior year of high school!"
Lin Ying was also somewhat excited.
In the eyes of the male students at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, he was undoubtedly the "hawkish school bully." Because of his existence, school bullying incidents dropped to zero, and no thugs outside the school dared to harass or bully the students of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School.
In the eyes of the girls at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, he was a true "dove-like school heartthrob." Beneath his aloof and cool exterior lay a gentle and sensitive heart. Although he was difficult to get along with and looked down on everyone, he would definitely stand up for any girl in the school who was being bullied, whether on or off campus!
"This is the correct address."
Lin Ying led the club members to the door, composed herself, and said, "Try to control your expressions, don't be too nervous or excited, I'm going to ring the doorbell."
The chubby boy and the girl with the Wanzi hairstyle nodded.
Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~ Ding-dong.
Lin Ying rang the doorbell.
Not long after.
The security door creaked open slowly.
Lin Ying and her group were on tenterhooks.
Sudden!
The hallway lights went out, and when they came back on, an "unknown creature" appeared in the doorway, wielding a large, gleaming machete. Its ferocious, terrifying black exterior, combined with its bloodthirsty, scarlet eyes, was utterly horrifying.
"Ah--"
The girl with the Wanzi hairstyle screamed in terror.
"Holy crap? What is this?!"
The chubby boy was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, but he still managed to press the power button on the camera to start recording live.
Lin Ying's mind went completely blank.
He had seen the creature before, or more precisely, he had seen it in a live-action tokusatsu series, because the Captain Imperial Emperor's avatar ID was entirely derived from Armor Hero, so he specifically went to watch the relevant episodes.
This unknown creature is not entirely unrelated to the Shadow Protectors Evil Ice from Armor Hero 1; in fact, it is exactly the same!
Lin Ying's legs trembled, but she forced herself to suppress her fear and shouted, "The elderly and children run first, I'll hold it off!"
But the two members were already terrified.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, please don't eat me, please don't eat me, please don't eat me!" The girl with the Wanzi cried and kowtowed frantically, pointing quickly to the side, "Eat him, eat him! He's so plump and white, his flesh is delicious!"
"Yes, yes, yes, eat me, eat me, eat me!" The chubby boy's face was ashen, and his whole body trembled violently as he shouldered the camera, saying, "If I can film the unknown creature feeding, I'll die without regrets."
"That's really interesting."
The unknown creature raised its hands, removed its hood, and its cascading hair fell over its shoulders, revealing a flawless, stunningly beautiful face. "The little boy holding the microphone is commendable for his courage, and the Xiaopang guy carrying the camera is dedicated to his job."
"As for you, little girl," Huyan Lan bent slightly, reaching out to lift the Wanzi of the tearful girl with her bun hairstyle, "Being timid is one thing, but having questionable character is another. While it's always good to be wary of others, you absolutely mustn't have the heart to harm them."
Lin Ying was astonished. "Is it an imposter?"
"Holy crap! It was cosplay!" The chubby boy stood up against the wall. He had been to comic conventions before, but the evil aura emanating from the unknown creature the woman was dressed up as was too real.
"You're here to interview the students from Su Hang, right?"
"Yes." Lin Ying nodded, puzzled. "Who are you?"
"Me? Su Hang's close friend," Huyan Lan said lazily, glancing at him. "I'd say I'm your senior, by a large extent."
"Senior?"
Lin Ying and her group were stunned.
"I am Huyan Lan, a 2021 graduate of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School." Huyan Lan smiled and said, "Hello, juniors."
Lin Ying and her group suddenly realized what was going on.
They quickly bowed and shouted in unison, "Hello, senior!"
"Fuck you!"
Suddenly, the sound of traditional Chinese music came from inside the house, accompanied by hurried footsteps. A half-naked man wearing sunglasses and a thick gold chain around his neck walked out. He had a striped tiger tattooed on his back and looked extremely gangster-like.
"Feng, is my outfit formal enough? That bastard Yin Long said I look like a nouveau riche bumpkin... Hey?"
Lin Ying and the others were terrified.
They instinctively moved closer to Huyan Lan.
"Don't be afraid, he's not a bad person. His name is Hu Xiao, and he's a friend of your senior, Su Hang."
" Su Hang's friend?"
Lin Ying was stunned. The man with the gold chain and tattoos in front of her looked exactly like a gangster boss. How could Senior Su Hang be friends with him?
Could it be that their senior Su Hang, has fallen into the underworld?
"Ugh, what era are we living in? You're still wearing that big gold chain!" Yin Long, hunched over, swayed as he walked out. "Anyone who didn't know better would think you were Brother Hu from AAA Building Materials Wholesale."
He was wearing the same blue trench coat as Kai, the Dawn Guardian, but instead of exuding any of Kai's domineering aura, he looked rather comical.
"Um?"
Yin Long suddenly straightened up, his eyes gleaming, "There's a beautiful woman!"
With a rose in his mouth, Yin Long pinned the girl with the Wanzi hairstyle against the wall and said tenderly, "Beautiful lady, my name is Long, the dashing and handsome high-quality human being Yin Long. Would you be interested in having dinner with me?"
"That's a pervert!"
The girl with the Wanzi hairstyle screamed.
Huyan Lan a flying kick. "Get out of my way!"
I'm starving!
Yin Long screamed in agony and rolled on the ground in pain.
Huyan Lan clapped his hands and said coldly, "You lecherous lazybones, you've been starving for two days and you still have the energy to flirt with girls? I think you're just not hungry enough."
"What do you know?"
Yin Long clutched his back, tears streaming down his face from the pain. "Don't you know what 'a feast for the eyes' means?"
"Damn it!" Hu Xiao Roar said angrily, "That little girl is a high school student, only fifteen or sixteen years old. It's lucky that Feng kicked you away. If she had reported you for molestation, you'd be going to jail."
"Jail food? There's food to eat!" Yin Long gleamed with greed as he rubbed his hands together. "Hehe, little sister, that's right, I am a lecherous lazybones. Call the police and have them arrest me and put me in jail."
"Looks like you haven't learned your lesson!" Huyan Lan stepped forward and delivered a powerful uppercut to Yin Long's abdomen, forcibly shutting him down. "Disgraceful bastard!"
Lin Ying's lips twitched violently beside her.
What kind of weirdos are Su Hang's friends?
A violent senior student dressed in bizarre clothes, a gangster boss with a full back tattoo, and a lecherous wolf in a silver mask.
As the saying goes, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black."
Could it be that his admired senior, Su Hang, might be...?
Lin Ying shuddered, unable to bear imagining anything further.
" Su Hang is changing clothes in his bedroom," Huyan Lan said, pulling Yin Long along. "Junior students, please come in and have a seat."
"Good."