Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Abnormality
Time ticked away bit by bit, as Zhou Yingting’s Spiritual Power gradually depleted, while the water had already spread throughout the entire room.
But upon reaching a shallow level, the water no longer rose.
Zhou Yingting remained unfazed, still sitting on the bed.
After realizing that this thing didn’t seem to take any further action, Zhou Yingting lay on the bed blinking, clutching the sword with vigilance.
It was uncertain how much time had passed when the sound of a rooster crowing came from afar.
Listening to the sound, Zhou Yingting looked out of the window and only then noticed that it was already dawn.
"Knock knock!"
Just as Zhou Yingting’s gaze shifted back from the window, he heard a knock on the door.
"Are you inside? Are you okay? Why is there so much water?"
Song Qianqian’s voice sounded from outside the door, accompanied by a shocked exclamation.
Listening to the voice, Zhou Yingting glanced at the stagnant pool of water that hadn’t receded, promptly stood up, and waded to the door to open it.
As soon as the door opened, he saw several people standing outside.
The group, who had initially looked worried, breathed a collective sigh of relief when they saw Zhou Yingting open the door.
Then they each stretched their heads in to take a look at the room, and seeing the water pooled all around, their faces changed one by one.
It’s hard to imagine what Zhou Yingting encountered inside.
"Let’s go to my room to discuss."
Song Qingyun looked at this scene, coughed lightly, and led everyone back to room 701.
"It seems everyone experienced some strange phenomena last night."
Song Qingyun scanned the crowd before speaking.
Earlier, he had gleaned that several people had encountered situations during the night.
"I shouted loudly last night, didn’t any of you hear it?"
Newcomer Gan Xinyang asked the others fearfully.
Hearing this, everyone shook their heads, "We didn’t hear anything at all."
"Same here, last night I was overwhelmed myself, not listening for anything."
Everyone shook their heads, leaving Gan Xinyang looking pale.
"Why didn’t you turn off the faucet and let the water keep flowing?"
Song Qingyun thought for a moment and suddenly asked Zhou Yingting with some confusion.
"Afraid there might be something dangerous inside, so I dared not go in."
Zhou Yingting replied truthfully upon hearing this.
Song Qingyun was stunned for a moment, nodded, "I hear the faucet’s still running; I’ll accompany you to turn it off later."
Seeing Song Qingyun say this, Zhou Yingting thought for a moment and agreed.
The faucet could be turned off; it was best to shut it.
"Judging by the current circumstances, this is the difficulty of this scenario. Every night something will happen, and our Spiritual Power will be deducted."
"If Spiritual Power drops below the standard value, we’re in danger."
"After one night, everyone has lost around ten points, leaving no time for Spiritual Power to recover."
Song Qingyun was now analyzing, roughly figuring out the difficulty of this scenario.
Listening to Song Qingyun, everyone thought about it and realized it might be true.
"Is there any way to prevent our Spiritual Power from continuing to drop?"
Song Qianqian spoke up urgently.
"In this scenario, there should be a way; today let’s each gather some intel, what do you think?"
Song Qingyun shook his head, considering the trend. With Spiritual Power at one hundred, survival wouldn’t be possible; there must be a way in this scenario, but they’ve yet to find it.
"Then hurry and find a way!"
Gan Xinyang grew anxious; his Spiritual Power was down to just 80 points now, close to the danger threshold of fifty, naturally making him worried.
"Alright, I’ll go with him to turn off the faucet and then head out."
Song Qingyun nodded, then returned with Zhou Yingting to room 703, waded in, and turned the running faucet tight.
Nothing happened during the whole process.
After unclogging the nearby drain and pulling out a large handful of hair, the accumulated water finally began flowing towards the drain, forming a tiny vortex.
"Let’s go."
Zhou Yingting tossed the hair into the toilet and flushed it, saying.
Song Qingyun nodded and left the room with Zhou Yingting.
Seven individuals descended the stairs, each branching out to search for clues.
Zhou Yingting left with two women separately to continue gathering relevant clues.
But after spending half a day, the information Zhou Yingting gathered was no different than yesterday’s.
Approaching noon, contemplating whether the locally purchased food was edible, Lin Yuxin suddenly spoke.
"This area seems unasked; Qianqian, we should each ask around."
Lin Yuxin was now unwilling to give up, "If we don’t get useful info, tonight will be troublesome."
Song Qianqian nodded immediately, "Alright, be cautious."
After stating this, she looked at Zhou Yingting, "You should keep an eye on us both."
"Don’t worry, I will."
Zhou Yingting nodded, "Rest assured."
Song Qianqian then felt reassured to leave.
Zhou Yingting stood by, watching the two women enter the adjacent shops.
But just as Lin Yuxin had stepped inside momentarily, she emerged, gesturing frantically to Zhou Yingting while heading to a corner.
"Hmm?"
Zhou Yingting saw Lin Yuxin’s expression and frowned, walking instinctively towards her.
"What happened?"
Upon reaching her, Zhou Yingting looked at Lin Yuxin strangely, puzzled by her actions.
"My girlfriend, I feel she might be possessed!"
"What are you saying?!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingting’s pupils contracted sharply, and he stared at her, waiting for her explanation.
"Last night while sleeping, I found the lights were unknowingly turned off, someone by my side whom I thought was my girlfriend, but wasn’t, and when I turned on the light, she had gone to the bathroom alone."
"We originally slept together out of fear; not to mention if the lights were off, but how could she dare to go to the bathroom alone?"
Lin Yuxin was shivering all over at this point, her face filled with terror.
Zhou Yingting pondered briefly upon hearing this, then nodded, "I got it, continue gathering intel without letting her notice."
"Alright!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxin nodded and left.
Watching her leave, Zhou Yingting showed a strange expression, "I don’t know if your girlfriend has issues, but you... don’t have a shadow...."