"Everyone... would you like to hear me sing?" the boss's sinister voice rang out.
"Ah!!!!"
Someone in the crowd screamed.
Squeak!
The ear-piercing sound of a chair being dragged rang out, and everyone stood up quickly at the same time.
In an instant, dozens of Soul Ring of different colors lit up, and some of them even began to Soul Ring.
As soon as the boss makes a move, someone can quickly step in.
As their Soul Power was unleashed, the Martial Soul in the hands of the people behind Huo Yuhao emitted a dazzling light.
Seeing this, the boss's previously wooden expression instantly changed, and large beads of sweat almost instantly appeared on his forehead.
The fear of death dominated his mind, causing his lips to tremble and rendering him unable to utter a single word.
Huo Yuhao looked at the boss in front of him, gestured to the people behind him, and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, everyone. The boss was just joking with us."
Xiao Xiao and the others lowered their guard a little, and the previously flickering Soul Ring stabilized.
"Call..."
The pressure from the Soul Power immediately lessened, and the innkeeper breathed a sigh of relief; cold sweat had already soaked his back.
The hotel owner hurriedly explained, beads of sweat pouring down his face, "Just now, didn't this guest ask me what we had for tonight? I thought it was just to create a little... a little atmosphere, so I did it on purpose."
"The boss is trying to liven things up a bit, which is great. Everyone, relax." Huo Yuhao gestured to the crowd.
The innkeeper, startled, wiped his sweat profusely and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, everyone relax... I... I'm just an ordinary innkeeper."
Seeing Huo Yuhao's relaxed appearance, everyone lowered their guard, and the dazzling Soul Ring slowly disappeared.
After all, Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power was quite powerful; if this boss really had a problem, he would have noticed it immediately.
Xiao Xiao and the others behind her exchanged glances before sitting down.
Huo Yuhao reached out and patted his boss on the shoulder, revealing an innocent smile. "Boss, please continue. I'm actually quite interested in this matter."
The boss's body trembled involuntarily, and he readily agreed.
"Oh... oh, oh, if the guest wants to hear it... I will naturally tell you everything."
The owner turned the lights back on and dared to add some unique touches to the store.
Business hadn't been good lately, and the trouble he'd come up with with such a clever idea almost cost him his life.
The boss swallowed hard and said, "This all started about two weeks ago."
"As you all know, something happened half a month ago, right? The Sea Soul Beast in the nearby ocean died one after another, and they were burned to death."
Huo Yuhao and the others nodded. "We've been talking about this all over town since we entered."
Wang Dong'er echoed, "Commander, if we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have come here. It's completely delayed our itinerary."
The boss smiled awkwardly, not wanting to say anything more, since that was the truth.
Huo Yuhao waved his hand, signaling the boss to continue.
"Boss, it's nothing serious. After all, nobody expected something so strange to happen."
The shopkeeper continued, "However, what you all don't know is that not only were the Soul Beast' deaths mysterious, but that very night, the town was thrown into a state of panic."
Xiao Xiao frowned slightly and boldly guessed, "Boss, could it be related to the singing?"
The shopkeeper nodded in praise, "Young lady, you're really clever. That's right, that very night, a strange, eerie song suddenly rang out in our town."
"The singing is strange; it starts precisely at midnight every night and the sound echoes continuously throughout the town."
"Some of the bolder ones even claimed to have seen a black shadow."
"This thing seems to be searching for something in the town, but it only wanders around singing for half an hour each time."
"Ever since that song started playing, things have been going missing frequently in the town, and even some livestock have vanished into thin air."
"Some people have even started spreading rumors that the siren was behind it all."
Wu Feng joked, "Boss, you're quite bold, daring to open your shop so late. Yesterday you only took poultry, who knows, you might take them away someday."
The shop owner said helplessly, "The customer is joking. If it weren't for making a living, who would want to live in constant fear?"
"I haven't heard much about this from the people in town," Ling Luochеn murmured, stroking his chin.
The shopkeeper continued, "There's nothing we can do. Most people in our town make a living by fishing, and we all rely on merchants from outside town. If word got out that this was happening, who would come?"
"Even so, not to mention, the dead Sea Soul Beast on the beach still deterred the merchants from coming."
Jing Ziyan asked, "Boss, aren't you afraid it will affect your business if you tell us this?"
The shop owner shook his money bag, in a good mood, and said, "What's the big deal? The money's all here. After all, this small shop doesn't refund fees. I'm used to it anyway."
After chatting with the owner for a few more minutes, the group went to their room to rest.
Inside the room, Jing Ziyan crossed her arms and asked, "Do you think what this boss is saying is true?"
"We can't tell if it's true or not yet, since we didn't hear anything about it during the day." Xi Xi kept wiping a black short blade in her hand.
Ling Luochеn was also deep in thought, feeling a vague unease in his heart, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Ning Tian kept recalling the innkeeper's image in his mind, when suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, "Something's wrong!"
All eyes immediately fell on her.
"What's the problem? Ning Tian, tell me." Jiang Nannan said earnestly.
Clearly, everyone felt something was amiss.
Ning Tian immediately voiced his thoughts, "A group of ordinary townspeople who aren't even Soul Master, in such a bizarre situation, are still able to endure their fear and live in the town, even going so far as to unify the information they share to make a living, so that outsiders don't know?"
"We only needed accommodation, and this owner just said that so easily. Isn't that a contradiction?"
Ning Tian paused for a moment, then continued, "Everyone, think back, didn't you use similar methods to gather intelligence during the day?"
"A hotel owner was able to reveal this information just because we stayed at his place. I don't believe we wouldn't have been able to find out this kind of information during the day."
Upon hearing this, the unease that had been lurking in everyone's hearts was finally laid bare.
That's right! If that's the case, it's impossible that people wouldn't have been able to find this information during the day.
This message seemed to appear out of nowhere.
Huo Yuhao sat by the window, gazing at the dark town, and suddenly said, " Xiao Xiao, I had a feeling something was wrong."
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, everyone's minds were instantly connected by Spiritual Detection.
The instantaneous detection of Spiritual Power caused everyone's eyes to widen in shock, as if they had seen a ghost!
On the street not far away, a strange black shadow slowly walked towards the hotel where they were!
A strange singing voice suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire town, centered on the dark figure!
"What is this?! Isn't that message fake?!" Ning Tian practically shouted.
Everyone was left with only one thought: the message was actually true!