Possessing an uncontrollable, primal desire.

A devoted follower of the Frog Man of the Rainy Night, a murderous fiend.

His first victim was the doctor who bluntly stated he had some kind of hidden ailment.

He still remembered it clearly.

It was also midnight.

Rain poured from the sky.

The beautiful doctor, getting out of her car alone, walking under the streetlights, was so alluring and appetizing, her tall, slender shadow stretching out in a unique arc.

From then on, every person he killed carried the shadow of that female doctor.

He thought he was powerful.

Exceptionally powerful, both in body and mind.

Until he met the man before him.

Zhen Jianren.

He had targeted an intern at a well-known law firm this time.

The target was as youthful and beautiful as ever.

Also carrying a hint of aloofness that kept people at arm's length.

Luo Yi had once disguised himself and actively created opportunities under the guise of seeking consultation.

During the exchange, he found that feeling again in the woman.

The undisguised contempt in her eyes when he revealed his situation.

What followed was polite distancing and an insurmountable, arrogant attitude.

After scouting the location several times, he finally waited for the woman.

But to his surprise, everything he did had already been seen through by Zhen Jianren, who was also at the firm.

In the silent underground garage, he wasn't the only hunter.

This gentle man, having taken off his suit, was as sturdy as a tiger. After a few exchanges, he was knocked to the ground, and the man looked down at him condescendingly.

Cold leather shoes stepped on his face...

That delicious and hateful prey was now starry-eyed, eager to throw herself into Zhen Jianren's arms.

A hero saving a damsel in distress.

A cliché, yet effective, drama.

Was this another familiar scene of disarray? he couldn't help but think, his mind filled with the disgusted expression on the female doctor's face as she informed him of his condition.

Damn it.

But unexpectedly...

"Hey," Zhen Jianren looked down at him, a look on his face he couldn't understand, "Do you want her?"

He was stunned.

The girl who had survived the ordeal was also stunned.

Regaining his senses, he tried desperately to open his mouth, but couldn't. The sweet, fishy taste of blood exploded on his tongue.

"Sorry," Zhen Jianren smiled, "I forgot."

He removed his foot from Luo Yi, who could finally gasp for breath.

"Yes!" He glared with bloodshot eyes, blood-stained liquid dripping from the corners of his mouth.

"But after this, I need you to come with me to a place," Zhen Jianren tilted his head, not at all avoiding the girl's frightened gaze, a gaze filled with disbelief.

He was waiting for Luo Yi's answer.

"Okay!"

"Aren't you going to ask what kind of place it is?" Zhen Jianren seemed interested, his eyes burning, as if something from another world was flickering within them.

Being stared at by that gaze, he, who always considered himself a madman, actually felt fear.

He suddenly realized.

Compared to the person in front of him, the evils he had committed were practically those of a law-abiding citizen.

Zhen Jianren slowly retracted his smile, no longer waiting for Luo Yi's answer. "It's a nightmare," he exhaled slowly, then turned and walked into the nearby darkness.

"I'll come find you," the man's last words echoed from the darkness.

After this incident, Luo Yi seemed to have fallen into some kind of strange loop.

Contrary to his usual behavior, he discarded the woman's body far away.

He even chose to bury the body deep in the mountains.

He changed cities, came to a remote town to hide.

He hadn't felt this much fear even when facing the police, but only when facing this man... he had to admit that the latter had become his nightmare.

The calmness and madness in that person's eyes were beyond his ability to shake.

He took several buses, and then rented a basement room in a residential complex called Harmonious Home from an elderly, solitary man.

He was already used to living upside down, so the darkness and dampness weren't a problem for him.

The problem was after the first midnight arrived.

A drizzling rain began to fall.

And then, following the rainy night, came the pair of black leather shoes treading through the rain.

"Hello," the other person was still wearing that pure white suit, the wet, black, long-handled umbrella hanging to the side, still dripping water from time to time.

He looked up, a familiar smile on his face, the suppressed madness in his eyes shocking.

"I... came to find you."

Luo Yi's psychological defenses collapsed, and he didn't even think about resisting or running away again.

Because Zhen Jianren sat in front of him and showed him a detailed video.

It was from that night in the parking lot.

But it only showed him and the woman.

Everything that followed seemed like a dream. He was led by Zhen Jianren to a completely unfamiliar world as if he were sleepwalking.

Here, there was the purest evil in the world.

Through a door that shouldn't exist.

Nightmare Nexus.

That's what the people here called it.

Here, he was Zhen Jianren's helper, and in return, Zhen Jianren was responsible for his crises in the real world.

The latter had an extraordinarily meticulous mind, as well as a vast network of contacts, friends who were either rich or powerful.

It was precisely because of the latter's protection that he was able to remain safe until now.

The two had already worked together on many tasks.

But only this time did he feel that even Zhen Jianren was beginning to feel lost.

He stared blankly at Zhen Jianren's back, as if deep in thought.

Zhen Jianren stopped. "There's not much time left, we have to split up," he said, turning to Luo Yi.

"Split up?" Luo Yi was stunned.

"I'll go to Class One of the Third Grade, you go find Class Two of the Third Grade," Zhen Jianren instructed. "Remember to use our identities, don't arouse their suspicion."

The choir this time was made up of students from several classes in the third grade.

Hearing this, Luo Yi's expression changed slightly. "Isn't that too risky? Going straight into the plot like this, aren't you afraid of attracting the ghost's..."

He didn't say the rest of the sentence explicitly.

"I know what you want to say," Zhen Jianren said, "First, randomly ask a few classes, and then investigate one by one based on the existing clues, but there's no time left!" He took a deep breath. "Our biggest enemy now is time! We're being watched!"

"Okay," Luo Yi nodded, he also knew the seriousness of the problem, and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Luo Yi turned around to look at Zhen Jianren.

"If the students ask your name, what will you say?" Zhen Jianren asked.

He was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Luo Yi, it's a fake name anyway."

Zhen Jianren shook his head. "No," he stared into Luo Yi's eyes and said slowly, "You tell them your name is Zhou Taifu."

Luo Yi's eyes widened suddenly, then he nodded. "I understand."

"What about you?" he asked in return.

"Fatty said he's an orphan with no name, Hao Shuai is probably a fake name, and the same goes for Yu Wen," Luo Yi seemed to be planning for his companions. "It's a pity that Zhang Yinyin is a female name, otherwise you could use hers."

"I have a way," Zhen Jianren said to him, "We'll meet in front of the door in two hours."

"Okay."

Luo Yi strode away.

Zhen Jianren didn't move for a long time. He watched Luo Yi walk away, until his figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor, and the face that was originally full of caution suddenly became calm.

"Luo Zhanfei..."