Target switch complete!

The toys gathered by the railing, all pointing at the cold, statue-like young man inside the elevator.

Kill him!

Chapter 117 Target Shift!

An endless killing intent seemed to materialize into a sinister current, sweeping across the mall, instantly turning it into an ice cave. A sudden electrical malfunction caused the lights to flicker, and the toys' bright red task icons above their heads transformed their adorable faces into those of demons. Creaking and creaking filled the air as the chandeliers swayed. People dared not utter a sound, gritting their teeth to resist the piercing chill that seemed to penetrate their very being—what was happening?

The wind-up toys in the building sometimes move strangely, but the unusual activity has been particularly frequent these past few days.

How terrifying.

I want to go home.

The people in the building cautiously observed the wind-up toys that had transformed into demonic figures, and then looked at the young man being stared at by the wind-up toys. Amidst their fear, some of them felt a stirring in their hearts, and a wicked thought uncontrollably surfaced.

What would happen if this young man were killed?

The task of killing the youth comes from all the toys; therefore, completing this task means completing the toy tasks on all floors.

So, will it go straight to the 99th floor?

Even faster than Chen Hong, he ascended to the 99th floor in one step.

Will it?

Evil thoughts secretly fester in this eerie moment, disguised and concealed by the strange atmosphere, and do not seem out of place.

"What's this?"

A voice broke the silence, its tone thin and lacking inflection, like a cool breeze sweeping through a valley.

While everyone was focused on the unusual situation inside the building, someone else was paying attention to the pink envelope in front of her.

She was curious.

She was puzzled.

She asked.

The refined-looking man, who had been observing the toys' unusual behavior and the young man's cold stare at him, was immediately distracted by these words. His attention was like smoke, easily diverted with a gentle breeze.

"Ah, it's a love letter," he replied. As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the mall grew even colder, the murderous aura like a knife cutting into a person.

The man only paused for a moment, then laughed heartily. Seeing that he wasn't too affected, he chuckled and said, "It's probably a love letter, but I'm not really sure."

What is a love letter?

"A love letter is..."

The two started chatting casually, but their overly mundane conversation seemed particularly jarring in this strange moment.

Uh, it's starting to bother the people in the building.

Stop talking! You're ruining the scary atmosphere!

The fear felt by the people in the building was somewhat lessened by the casual conversation that took them out of the story, and their evil thoughts dissipated somewhat because of the everyday dialogue, leaving them with complicated expressions.

The person who seemed to be the envy of everyone in the building was actually a bit dim-witted, and they only just realized that.

But it seems Chen Hong isn't the only one who's a bit dim-witted; there's another one too—truly a case of a hidden dragon meeting a young phoenix.

Unable to grasp the situation, the two young masters continued their conversation. Ye Jiang, the novice monster who had learned what a love letter was, became curious about its contents and asked, "What's written in it?"

Phoenix Chick is the Envy of All

Chen Hong, the most popular man in Mu's building, couldn't give her an answer. He said, "I don't know."

His erratic mind finally seemed to pick up on something, and he said, "This love letter was actually part of a 90th-floor toy quest I accepted. The quest required me to go to the fifth floor and deliver the love letter to a pale, thin, and listless girl."

As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the building rippled, and the chilling atmosphere that had enveloped the building thinned considerably. The murderous aura was dissipating, and the people inside looked around in panic, fearing that something else might happen.

Phoenix Chick Chen Hong touched the back of his neck, feeling the chilling sensation of the needles instantly dissipate.

He touched it briefly and then withdrew his hand, without giving it much thought.

When the chilling atmosphere swept through the mall, most of the people there were there for him; the building was only affected, he was the real target.

But he didn't feel it deeply.

He's a bit dim-witted.

The first person in the building, who seemed a bit dim-witted, laughed and explained to the person in front of him, "Even for a girl like you, I'm not sure if I delivered it to the wrong person."

He had a gentle demeanor, as if it didn't matter if the wrong item was delivered, he could just look for another one.

As soon as he finished speaking, the love letter in his hand suddenly shattered into a pile of pink hearts. On the other side, Ye Jiang, curious about what the love letter said, leaned forward to take it and read it, only to be unexpectedly overwhelmed by the hearts. Chen Hong was taken aback, then chuckled, "So this is what a love letter is like. Looks like I didn't send it to the wrong person."

Ye Jiang, her face expressionless, pulled off the hearts stuck to her body, her curiosity about the love letter instantly plummeting. So this was what a love letter was like, like a low-budget version of Dong Zhen's illusion. She had seen too many high-budget ones already, so the low-budget one held no novelty for her.

As Ye Jiang was trying to drive away the hearts, small black holes appeared around her, swallowing up all the hearts surrounding her. Ye Jiang paused, looked up, and saw a young man exuding coldness who had somehow emerged from the elevator and was standing a few steps away from her, watching her.

Ye Jiang noticed the young man from the beginning, but she didn't greet him. Compared to the young man she only nodded to, she was more curious about the love letter handed to her, although it turned out that her curiosity was misplaced.

Ye Jiang finally had time to talk to this man. She asked the young man, "You got in here too?"

Rong Yin took a step closer to her and said, "Yes, I came in by accident."

As he moved, all the wind-up toys in the building turned their heads and followed him. The scene was unsettling, but Rong Yin, who was being watched, didn't feel anything, nor did Ye Jiang. She had witnessed toys peeking out and watching when she first arrived, and not long ago she had also seen toys pop up task boxes like a bug. The current situation could only be considered a combination of the two, and she was already experienced.

Ye Jiang was more concerned about how the young man had "accidentally" entered the mall. If she remembered correctly, the door had been under the surveillance of the Ability Control Bureau ever since it appeared in City A. How could it have been "accidental"?

Ye Jiang's eyes flickered, a questioning glint in them, but she didn't press the matter, preserving the young man's little secret.

Rong Yin asked Ye Jiang where they were, but Ye Jiang couldn't describe it. Chen Hong, however, knew more about the business world and gave the young man a brief introduction. Chen Hong was completely unaware of the murderous intent the young man had previously shown him, and gently began to describe the opportunities and dangers within the building. Ye Jiang had heard the information before, and now she heard it in detail from the top person in the building. Meanwhile, Rong Yin also pretended not to have shown any murderous intent and became a listener.

The three of them talked as if no one else was around, ignoring the strange expressions on the faces of the people in the building.

Wow, another person has started chatting inappropriately without considering the situation?

People were quietly gathering inside the building. Among them, a skinny man, looking like a monkey, was staring at the cold-faced young man. His triangular eyes gleamed with calculation. While the others were only driven by the atmosphere and their eagerness to go home, which led to a fleeting moment of evil thought, thanks to the legendary figures Zhuge Liang and Feng Xiaogang, they had now come to their senses. Only this man genuinely wanted to use the young man to achieve the feat of becoming the first person to leave the mall.

How difficult is it to kill a fellow countryman? The hardest part is probably the psychological barrier, which the man with the triangular eyes doesn't have. Besides that, it depends on his superpowers. The man with the triangular eyes is quite confident in his abilities; he was a high-level superpowered individual before entering the mall, and he's improved considerably since entering the building.

And what about young people?

He seemed to be a newcomer who didn't even know the basics of the building, so his superpowers probably weren't that strong.

A golden opportunity.

A glint of light flashed in the man's triangular eyes as he stared intently at the youth. He licked his lips, barely suppressing his barely contained excitement. He couldn't wait any longer!

The man with the triangular eyes failed to realize that the murderous aura that had enveloped the entire mall earlier originated from the young man. Since the toys were all acting strangely at that moment, he naturally assumed that the murderous aura was also brought about by the toys. Only these ridiculously powerful toys could produce such a tangible and chilling murderous aura. Not only him, but everyone else in the building thought so too.

The man in the triangle was unaware of the erroneous judgment he had made about his target based on his limited understanding. The self-assured hunter was basking in the excitement of the hunt, trembling with anticipation!

He glanced around, selected an excellent attack location, and silently concealed himself in the crowd, moving towards his chosen spot.

Rong Yin listened to Chen Hong's introduction, his gaze shifted to the side, his cold eyes sweeping across a corner of the mall, landing on a thin, hunched figure turned away from the crowd. He paused briefly, then calmly withdrew his gaze.

"So most of our goal is to climb the stairs, complete tasks, reach the 99th floor, and find the exit from the mall." Chen Hong was very generous in guiding newbies, readily sharing his experience points, saying, "I've already climbed to the 90th floor, so I'm quite experienced. You can ask me anything you don't understand."

Rong Yin looked at him upon hearing this, and Chen Hong smiled at him, looking like a kind old man. Despite his refined and elegant appearance, he seemed inexplicably simple and honest.

After a moment of silence, Rong Yin turned his gaze to the wind-up toys holding up their blood-red mission frames and locking onto him, a slight change appearing in his deep, silent eyes.

"Don't be afraid, these toys are just playing a joke on you." Chen Hong's reassuring voice came from behind him. He was still smiling and was the third person present who didn't take the toys' potential danger to heart.

He said, "They're not such terrifying beings, they're just..."

Just as he was about to say something, a green dinosaur toy rushed over and crashed headfirst into Chen Hong's arms. It was so fast that Chen Hong groaned and was thrown back, landing in a sofa chair in the mall.

The residents of the building were in an uproar. Chen Hong, the most popular person in the building, had been knocked away by a toy?!

Wind-up toys are terrifying!

People already knew the terrifying power of the wind-up toys in the building, but seeing them easily knock the first person in the building away still filled them with fear and unease. Then they heard a hearty laugh, turned around, and saw that Chen Hong wasn't fighting with the wind-up toys, but instead was hugging the dinosaur toy that had knocked him away, frantically stroking its head, and saying—