As before, everyone stood still, waiting for something to appear.
As expected, after only waiting for a moment, the monster, like a ghost, rushed out from the darkness, from somewhere unseen.
The swift black shadow circled around Zhou Niannian a few times and then stopped.
When the monster halted, Zhou Niannian couldn't help but jump in fright, stepping back involuntarily and clutching her chest tightly.
Even though she knew the monster wouldn't do anything improper to her.
Upon seeing the monster, Jiang Fan clenched his fists, his leg muscles instantly tensing.
Though he didn't leap forward, he was ready to spring into action at any moment to rescue Zhou Niannian.
However, their objective had not yet been achieved; they still didn't know what this monster was, or why it had appeared before them.
Zhou Niannian slowly regained her composure, then slowly opened her eyes, standing back in her original spot.
Seeing the monster stop, Zhou Niannian froze, unsure of what it intended to do.
The instant the monster stopped, it immediately charged towards Zhou Niannian like lightning.
Just as before, its sharp claws swung towards Zhou Niannian like the scythe of death.
Seeing this, Zhou Niannian instinctively wanted to dodge.
'No! This beast definitely can't hit me, I just won't dodge.'
Zhou Niannian silently repeated to herself, and her body, which had been about to evade, immediately stiffened again, remaining rooted to the spot.
Seeing this, Jiang Fan almost couldn't restrain himself, his right foot stomping forward a short distance, preparing to charge.
But clearly, his speed was no match for the monster's.
As the monster swung its claws towards Zhou Niannian, they passed directly through her body.
And its attack, just as Zhou Niannian had said, missed its mark.
The monster seemed utterly bewildered that its attack had no substantial effect.
The monster charged at Zhou Niannian again and attacked her.
When its attack passed through Zhou Niannian once more, she became certain that the monster couldn't hit her at all.
Realizing its attacks had no effect on Zhou Niannian, the monster became extremely agitated, wildly flailing its sharp claws at the surrounding air.
It looked like a picture of impotent rage, which greatly amused Zhou Niannian.
Seeing that the monster couldn't harm Zhou Niannian in any way, Jiang Fan finally exhaled the breath he had been holding in his chest.
'Monster, you can't hit me, la la la!!!'
As Zhou Niannian saw that the monster couldn't hit her, she began to wiggle her waist in the triangular formation, humming a tune and provoking the monster.
This drove the monster to fury, and its claws relentlessly attacked Zhou Niannian.
But to its despair, its attacks seemed to cause Zhou Niannian no harm whatsoever, and she was instead subjected to constant taunts.
Its impotent rage was on full display before everyone else, and this greatly excited Zhou Niannian.
'You bastard, you scared me so many times just now.'
'You think you can hit me? You stupid idiot.'
'If you have the guts, come and hit me.'
Zhou Niannian provocatively taunted the monster as if seeking revenge, and the monster was driven to utter helplessness. Even with all its might, it still couldn't strike Zhou Niannian.
Seeing its claws pass through Zhou Niannian's body like air without causing any harm, it was filled with despair.
At the same time, the viewers in the livestream room witnessed Zhou Niannian's arrogant and overbearing demeanor.
'Suddenly, I feel like Sister Zhou is the real demon.'
'That's right, I feel like she's just like the main villain in a TV show, absolutely detestable.'
'Exactly, I pity the monster for a second here.'
'Don't pity the monster. In this situation, I actually hope this monster can just lop off Zhou Niannian's head with one swipe.'
'How about this, let's all cast our votes. As long as we get enough votes, when Zhou Niannian returns, we'll each give her a slap.'
'I should have known better than to side with Sister Zhou when she was first scared crying. Thinking back to how she was then, and how I comforted her, I just want to slap myself.'
'I was completely in vain to sympathize. Such an evil demon. If I had to choose again, I'd choose to join the monster in scaring Sister Zhou and making her cry.'
This statement resonated with the viewers in the livestream.
Upon seeing someone post this comment, the viewers in the livestream room gave it numerous likes.
However, it was clear they were simply amused by Zhou Niannian.
Just then, the darkness within the cave seemed to be split open by a world-creating axe.
A vertical beam of light appeared opposite a stone door.
As this beam of light slowly widened, a heavy and complex grinding sound of stone echoed from behind it.
The resonant sound slowly spread throughout the entire cave, and everyone turned their gaze towards it.
Zhou Niannian also turned her head, looking in the direction from which the light emanated behind her.
For a moment, the powerful beam of light made it difficult for everyone to open their eyes.
As the great door slowly opened, a smile appeared on everyone's faces.
Simultaneously, a cloud of dust billowed in like a herald.
Jiang Fan reacted at this moment, walking slowly towards the door. Seeing Jiang Fan move, the others quickly followed.
The heavy door had not yet fully opened, still slowly extending outwards.
The sound it emitted directly drowned out Zhou Niannian's laughter.
'Hurry, the door is open.'
Seeing that the monster couldn't harm Zhou Niannian at all, Jiang Fan was no longer as worried. He simply glanced at Zhou Niannian as he passed her and said softly.
However, he didn't turn back to say anything more to Zhou Niannian.