The Labyrinth of the Monsters

Chapter 11 Unexpected Situation

Wang Zikai had a rope tied around his waist and was hanging upside down from the window of room 601. He was shot in the chest.

Qing Ling reacted quickly. She immediately controlled a dagger, cut the rope, and caught Wang Zikai, pulling him back into the window. She turned around and shouted at Gao Yang, "Don't just stand there! Help!"

***

One minute ago.

After losing three consecutive ranked games, Wang Zikai felt that something was wrong!

Gao Yang was notorious for being bad at picking up girls! He had known Li Weiwei, his childhood sweetheart, for so many years but had never succeeded. Now, he suddenly got together with the school beauty Qing Ling and went straight to a hotel! This doesn't make sense!

There must be something fishy between them!

Could it be that they secretly came to the hotel to study?!

No, Qing Ling was a sports prodigy, and her academic performance didn't matter much. She could easily get into university. Gao Yang's grades were decent, but he was always laid-back and didn't seem like someone who would secretly study.

Wang Zikai knelt on the ground and listened for a long time through the floor. It was too quiet downstairs, nothing like the sound of doing that! And they couldn't possibly be making that all night. After making that , Gao Yang could have easily called him.

So, there was only one truth!

—Gao Yang must have found a new partner to rank up with. He thinks I'm not good enough and wants to abandon me! Right now, he must be playing ranked games passionately with Qing Ling!

Unforgivable!

I can't let this go!

Wang Zikai lay on the ground and came up with a plan. He found a rope from the room's adult toys, tied himself up, and decided to climb down from the window on the sixth floor to catch them in the act!

He slowly slid down and was about to reach the window on the fifth floor when the curtain of room 501 opened a crack by itself. Then, something that looked like the barrel of a gun extended out.

What the hell is this?

Wang Zikai didn't have time to think. He stepped on the tip of the air conditioning unit and slid down, feeling a sharp pain in his lungs and everything went black.

***

Wang Zikai lay on the carpet in the room, blood gushing from his chest. He had fainted.

"He's bleeding heavily! Find something to stop the bleeding!" Qing Ling said.

Gao Yang rushed into the bathroom, took out a thick towel, and covered his chest. The bottom of the towel quickly turned red.

For an ordinary person, being shot at such close range would have left a hole in the chest, but Wang Zikai only felt like he had been shot normally.

He was undoubtedly a "beast."

"What should we do?" Gao Yang asked.@@novelbin@@

"I don't know." Qing Ling didn't expect this idiot to come out, and their plan was completely disrupted.

"We have to save him." Gao Yang quickly concluded.

"If you want to die, don't involve me." Qing Ling objected.

"Otherwise, what? Leave the body here? We have a record of staying in this room, and it will eventually be exposed." Gao Yang adjusted his breathing and calmed himself down. "He... is most likely a foolish beast."

A foolish beast, a lost one, thinking they are human and may never know they are beasts until death.

Qing Ling's eyes flickered, seemingly hesitant for a moment. But soon, her gaze became cold and fierce, and she produced a dagger in her hand. "No, we can't take this risk. If he's not a lost one, we will both die!"

The reason her cousin died back then was because she was too soft-hearted towards a lost one.

Gao Yang knew he couldn't persuade her. He couldn't even persuade himself. Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to oneself.

After three seconds of silence, he gritted his teeth and turned away. "Go ahead."

"Knock, knock, knock—" Someone knocked on the door.

Gao Yang was startled and immediately grabbed the blanket from the water bed to cover the unconscious Wang Zikai.

Qing Ling stood up and walked quickly to the door, opening a crack. "Who is it?"

The person outside the door was Fatty from the front desk.

Fatty looked excited and lowered his voice mysteriously. "Young lady, let me in quickly!"

"What's the matter?" Qing Ling's eyes were wary.

Fatty looked around and lowered his voice. "I know what happened in the room. I'm also an awakened being... Let's talk in private."

Qing Ling weighed the pros and cons for three seconds.

Between killing Fatty immediately and letting him into the room, she chose the latter.

***

Fatty's hands pressed against Wang Zikai's chest.

Before this, the bullet in his lungs had already been "removed" by Qing Ling. Fatty's hands were enveloped in a green energy, and green particles continuously entered Wang Zikai's chest cavity. The bleeding gradually stopped, and the wound torn open by the bullet slowly healed at a visible speed.

Five minutes later, the rescue was complete.

Fatty let out a wail and sat on the carpet, drenched in sweat as if he had taken a shower. He was panting heavily, feeling like he had lost half his life. "Luckily, this kid is a beast. If he were human, I wouldn't have been able to save him."

During the process of saving him, Fatty had already revealed his identity.

His name was Han Yingjun, but everyone called him Chubby Jun. Four years ago, he became an awakened being with the talent of "healing," serial number 45.

Chubby Jun's parents died early, and he grew up with his aunt. After his aunt died, he didn't have much success after graduating from high school. He inherited his aunt's hotel and boldly transformed it into an adult-themed hotel.

Qing Ling squatted down, checked Wang Zikai's heartbeat, and then instructed Gao Yang, "Clean up the scene. I have some questions for this dead fatty."

"Heh, no need to be so friendly. Just call me Jun Chubby." Chubby Jun looked at Qing Ling. "How did you know what happened in the room?"

Chubby Jun was initially stunned but quickly smiled apologetically. "Hehe, actually... I installed cameras and bugs in the room..."

Before he could finish speaking, a Tang Blade was swiftly placed under Chubby Jun's triple-layered chin.

Chubby Jun shouted, "Spare me, Young Lady! Let me explain first!"

"You have ten seconds."

"First of all, I absolutely did not install a camera in the bathroom! I have my principles!" Chubby Jun wiped the sweat off his chubby face, "And, if I did install a camera, it wouldn't be for my personal desires. I'm above such petty interests..."

"Get to the point."

"Aren't you curious?" Fatty shakily pushed the blade away from his neck a bit, "What are these Beasts like in private?"

"Shush." The Tang Blade disappeared from Qing Ling's hand, "You've been observing the Beasts?"

"Yes, ever since my Awakening, my worldview has been completely shattered, it shocked me to my core!" Chubby Jun glanced at Wang Zikai under his feet, "After accepting reality, I've been wondering, do these Beasts really pretend to be humans 24/7?"

"I can accept the Lost Ones, they're so foolish, they've even deceived themselves. But what about the other Beasts? Do they play house with us every day? Why would they do that?" Chubby Jun looked at Gao Yang, "Aren't you curious?"

"I've only been Awakened for three days, I haven't thought that much about it." Gao Yang replied while mopping the floor.

"I installed the cameras, on one hand, to see what these Beasts are like in private..." Chubby Jun paused, a disappointed look on his face, "I didn't expect, these guys, even in private, they're still dutifully playing their roles. Whatever humans do, they do too."

Gao Yang and Qing Ling fell into deep thought.

"On the other hand, I was also looking for humans." Chubby Jun sighed, "The brother who awakened me is dead, I've been alone all these years, and now I've finally found you guys! I'm so excited, so happy..."

Chubby Jun spread his arms, wanting to hug Qing Ling.

Faced with Qing Ling's deadly stare, he turned and hugged Gao Yang instead, "I'm so happy, I thought I would be alone forever..."

Chubby Jun was so emotional, he actually started crying, "Brother, my heart is so bitter... Every day when I open my Eyes, I have to act, year after year, when will it end..."

Gao Yang, not knowing how to comfort people, awkwardly patted Chubby Jun's meaty shoulder, "It's okay, it's okay."

"Knock knock knock—" The sound of knocking came from outside the door again.

Everyone fell silent.

Gao Yang and Qing Ling both looked at Chubby Jun, who shook his head in confusion.

Qing Ling exchanged a glance with Gao Yang, silently pulling out the Tang Blade.

Gao Yang nodded, quickly got up and walked to the door, shouting, "Who is it?"

"Cleaning." An auntie's voice came from outside.

"Cleaning?"

"Didn't room 501 check out?"

"No, you must be mistaken."

"I must have made a mistake, let me check."

Chubby Jun also came to the door, he patted Gao Yang's shoulder and whispered, "It's okay, it's Auntie He, the cleaner I hired. She's a bit forgetful."

"Oh... I'm sorry, it's room 401, I made a mistake, hehe." Auntie He's apologetic voice came from outside.

"It's okay."

After Gao Yang finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He quickly turned around and lunged at Chubby Jun, "Move!"