"Hmm?"
"Roar..."
"What was that sound?"
Stelle, who had been lying flat on the ground out of boredom, suddenly sat up, pricking up her ears to carefully listen to the movements around her.
But after listening for a long while, there seemed to be nothing unusual except for the pitter-patter of rain against the window.
Stelle frowned and poked her ear in confusion, muttering, "Could it be that I'm hallucinating from dozing off?"
After listening to no avail, she curled her lip and decisively lay back down on the floor, burying her head in the crook of her arm and simply acting as if nothing had happened.
As expected, it's easy to get sleepy on rainy days...
Bang!!!
A crisp shattering sound suddenly rang out. Stelle, who was about to fall asleep, snapped her eyes open, her expression full of "I knew it."
"I told you my sound localization has never failed, and it's very close. Pfft!!!"
Thump!
Before she could finish her sentence, Stelle, who was lying flat on the ground, suddenly rolled her eyes back, her whole body arching like a shrimp.
Mo Xin, who had successfully teleported, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and took several deep breaths. "As expected... the consumption of Psionic Energy is clearly abnormal. It seems I can't use my Special Ability recklessly."
"Ugh..."
"What was that sound?" Mo Xin's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously moved her feet, only to feel something soft beneath them.
"This carpet is actually quite soft."
She muttered casually as she looked down, her expression suddenly freezing when she met a pair of golden pupils with their eyes rolled back.
...
"Ahem, that... I didn't do it on purpose. After we survive this disaster, how about I treat you to milk tea for a month?"
"No way, at least three months!"
After a heated discussion, Stelle also accepted the fact that she was unlucky.
Meanwhile, Mo Xin's eyes were bright, with an irrepressible glimmer in them.
God knows how much psychological pressure she had been under when she came to this strange and eerie world alone.
She had to avoid the omnipresent monsters and remain wary of unknown dangers, with no one to even talk to. One wrong step could cost her her life here.
Now that she had finally met an acquaintance, even her breathing became smoother.
At the same time, Stelle belatedly widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief. "Wait, Mo Xin? Why are you here too?!"
After a simple explanation, Stelle roughly understood Mo Xin's situation.
Especially after learning that Mo Xin had been trapped in this hellhole several hours earlier than her, the corners of Stelle's mouth curled up uncontrollably, her eyes full of schadenfreude.
After another round of chatting and laughing, Mo Xin's tense nerves completely relaxed, and her mood improved significantly.
Although she had some experience with dangerous situations, God knows how panicked she, a young college girl, had felt when she fell into this strange and dangerous world alone.
At the same time, looking at the girl in front of her, who always seemed unreliable, she couldn't help but feel some admiration.
Mo Xin (๑òᆺó๑): 'As expected of someone who can be on friendly terms with Master Yunli.'
"You're saying... you were surrounded and cornered by over a hundred people?"
"Yeah, luckily these grunts aren't very strong. Otherwise, I would have been exhausted long ago."
"Pfft..."
"What are you laughing at?"
"I just thought of my wife." Stelle lied with a straight face.
"First of all, you don't have a wife, and second, do you think I don't go online!"
"Uh..."
Firefly's smiling face unconsciously appeared in Stelle's mind.
Stelle: ～(￣▽￣～)~
"What are you laughing at now?"
"Ahem, just a mere hundred or thousand people. You're too weak, aren't you?"
Hearing this, Mo Xin sighed softly and didn't even refute it immediately.
Listening to the other's narration, Stelle gradually learned a lot of relevant information.
Although these monstrous creatures were weak, they were like an endless tide that could never be completely killed.
"While running away, I also tried to fight back. I must have killed no less than a hundred of them in total."
At this point, Mo Xin's tone was inevitably tinged with a bit of frustration.
Heaven knows what her psychological journey had been like, from being cautious at the beginning to becoming mentally numb later on.
But immediately afterward, Mo Xin felt a surge of joy and stood up abruptly. "Stelle, you mean you can easily take on a hundred by yourself? Doesn't that mean I'm finally saved!"
Hearing this, Stelle put her hands on her hips, raised her head, and deliberately struck a superior pose, speaking slowly. "Of course..."
"I can't!"
Mo Xin (￢_￢): "..."
"Since you can't do it, why did you make that smug expression just now!"
Stelle rubbed the tip of her nose and spoke as if it were a matter of course. "Doesn't it make me look more professional as a senior?"
But Stelle suddenly realized a confusing point, her eyes full of puzzlement.
"Wait, Mo Xin, besides being Master Yunli's Disciple, don't you also have a Space Ability? With that skill, how could you be chased by those monsters for several hours?"
"Sigh, that's because..."
Crack!!!
A crisp snapping sound suddenly rang out.
Just as Mo Xin was about to explain, this familiar sound instantly shattered the relaxed atmosphere between the two.
Stelle immediately stood up, pulled out her Metal Bat, and assumed a combat stance, ready for anything!
"Run!!!"
Mo Xin reacted extremely quickly. She grabbed Stelle's wrist, planted her feet firmly, and dragged her toward the door.
Just as the two stumbled through the door, a loud "Boom" came from the room behind them. The entire window was shattered by force, glass shards flying everywhere, followed by a thunderous sound of heavy trampling that made the ground tremble slightly.
Bang!!!
As soon as they stepped out, Stelle kicked the door shut with a backhand motion. The heavy door panel made a loud "Bang," temporarily blocking the monsters behind them.
But there was no hint of relief on Mo Xin's face after escaping the crisis.
"Don't stop, keep running! These monsters will catch up in no time!"
There was no time for further explanation.
As if to confirm her words, a heavy wave of sound suddenly came from behind. It was the trampling of the monsters as they ran, making their eardrums buzz and even the ground beneath their feet tremble slightly.
Stelle's eyes narrowed, and she decisively took the lead.
"Got it, let's go this way!"
Opening the door, a long corridor came into view. The faint moonlight shining in from outside made the narrow passage appear even more profound.
With Stelle in front and Mo Xin behind, the two sprinted down the corridor with all their might, the sound of their footsteps and the roars behind them rising and falling.
Bang!!!
The sound of the door being forcibly smashed rang out suddenly, no more than ten meters away from them. The dull impact made Mo Xin's eardrums ache.
Without looking back, she didn't slow down at all, shouting to Stelle ahead while running, "They're right behind us! It's not convenient for me to use my Special Ability continuously right now. Let's just pick a door!"