"When did this decline start, and how much longer can you hold on?"
"It started right after dinner. At this rate, I can probably hold on for another 10 minutes."
Hearing Zhou Kai's answer, Lu Luo pondered. Zhou Kai's Evil-Dispelling Qi wasn't just about warding off evil; in a sense, it could even act like a radar.
His qi had been declining, meaning the Evil-Dispelling Qi had been constantly fending off some dangerous factor for Zhou Kai. So, the danger was always present, right beside him.
"The danger hidden nearby can be offset by the Evil-Dispelling Qi, which can only mean this danger isn't directly physical."
As Lu Luo was thinking, a loud "boom" echoed, and the door to the lounge was slammed inward, forming a huge dent.
"Hiss~ hiss~ hiss!" Strange sounds came from outside the door, sounding unmistakably like some kind of monster's roar.
[It's temporarily impossible to determine the opponent's type from the sound, but it's certain that the opponent is most likely not human.]
"Do I need you to tell me that?" Lu Luo grumbled.
Lu Luo, whose strength had reached 4.0, grabbed the table and the folding iron bed, pulling them over to barricade the door, then braced the door with one foot.
Zhou Kai, beside him, was terrified. He pressed himself against the wall and asked Lu Luo:
"Brother Luo, what's going on?"
"Not sure yet, maybe a giant cockroach."
"Are you kidding? Cockroaches aren't that big."
"You know I'm kidding, so why ask? How would I know what it is!"
"Boom!" The second impact came, pushing the door, the iron bed, the table, and even Lu Luo's body back a short distance.
In terms of pure strength, the opponent was far stronger than Lu Luo, but compared to the mutated creature last time, the thing outside the door was still a bit weaker.
"Good, if it's only this level of strength, and the speed is reasonable, I should be able to handle it."
Lu Luo didn't panic despite being attacked. He needed to clear his thoughts on why this was happening.
"This is the Blue Sky Pharmaceutical's lounge. The danger appeared near midnight, and we just got rescued from the mutated creature incident.
Assuming Blue Sky Pharmaceutical orchestrated this event, and we are like guinea pigs, under normal circumstances, we should have been absorbed into Blue Sky Pharmaceutical.
But because of Gu Fangyi's direct refusal, neither Zhou Kai nor I signed new contracts. Also, because Gu Fangyi and I both deduced at the Security Bureau that this incident wasn't an individual act.
Therefore, the three of us now pose a certain threat to Blue Sky Biotechnology Company.
Eliminating us would greatly remove the hidden dangers of this matter, making it an excellent execution plan.
According to the 'beneficiary's law,' after analyzing an event, whoever is the ultimate beneficiary must be the instigator of that event.
So, it's Blue Sky Pharmaceutical acting against us; they want to silence us! Is Chu Qi involved too?"
Lu Luo's analysis had no evidence, but he didn't need any. He wasn't going to report to the Security Bureau, so evidence was meaningless to him.
[Your analysis has some merit; you almost had me fooled. The great Observer Sequence applauds the host's quick thinking.
However, you'd best prepare yourself. The room temperature is dropping, and the space is no longer flowing. It should be some kind of ability invading here, not the one outside.]
Is this a second mutated creature? The hidden danger Zhou Kai encountered? Did it come through the damaged door? Besides the temperature drop, there's no other sensation. Could it be a ghost-type creature?
Didn't Zhou Kai say his Evil-Dispelling Qi could last for 10 minutes? Is this guy bluffing?
"Brother Kai, someone wants to kill us, using mutated creatures. Get ready."
"What did you say? How can anyone use mutated creatures?"
Lu Luo found Zhou Kai's feigned surprise amusing. If this guy were truly that slow, he wouldn't have rushed over to cling to him in the first place. He looked at Zhou Kai with a half-smile.
"Brother Kai, we've bled together. At this point, there's no point in pretending anymore."
Zhou Kai's mouth twitched, realizing Lu Luo had seen through him.
"Alright, I know it's Blue Sky Pharmaceutical? But do they really need to go this far? We just refused their additional contract; didn't we still have the student aid contract? Is that enough to kill us to silence us?"
"You've got it wrong. We're not just their student aid recipients now; we're also survivors of this mutated creature incident. If they can't recruit us, then silencing us is naturally the best method.
If they truly have mastered the method of creating mutated creatures, killing us would incur almost no legal cost. Everything would be blamed on the mutated creature incident."
"So what do we do now? Are we just going to wait here to die?"
If it were the old Lu Luo, he would definitely be helpless at this moment.
But the current Lu Luo's attributes were all close to 5. His physical fitness was stronger than many first-tier extraordinary beings, so he planned to solve the current problem in a more direct way.
Lu Luo was short on energy. Now that mutated creatures had appeared, though dangerous, it was also a huge opportunity.
"Of course not waiting to die, but killing them, just like at the 404 Exhibition Hall. ."
At this moment, a somewhat blurry voice responded to Lu Luo.
"It's so cold, Lu Luo!"
"Yes, it's very cold, but we still have to hold on. The opponent might be a ghost-type creature, very difficult to deal with. Brother Kai, be careful."
"What's cold? Who are you talking to? Don't scare me, Brother Luo, is there anyone else here!
Are ghost-type creatures like ghosts? Can you explain it more clearly? I hate scary stories the most."
Zhou Kai's voice was already tinged with a cry, indicating he really hated scary stories.
Zhou Kai's sudden long speech startled Lu Luo. If Zhou Kai was speaking now, then who said it was cold just now?
He turned his head to look behind him. There was nothing there; everything seemed normal. But when Lu Luo looked at the mirror behind him, his fists involuntarily clenched.
There was no one in the mirror. Yes, there was no one in the mirror, not even himself.
[Ghost-type creature. If it was just a suspicion before, now I'm 100% certain. However, it hasn't manifested, so I can't determine exactly what kind of mutated creature it is.
Ghost-type creatures might not be the most powerful mutated creatures, but their abilities are definitely the most bizarre.]
"It occupied the mirror, huh? Now I'm attacked from both front and back. A bit annoying."
Resisting the monster outside the door while also guarding against the mirror behind him was undoubtedly a very bad situation.
Lu Luo picked up the lounge phone, but as soon as he picked it up, that ghostly voice appeared again.
"Are you going to call someone? You can tell me his name, and I'll help you!"
"Damn it! Even the phone is problematic."