Staring at the closed door, Bai Yang's resentful gaze burned like fire, as if it could pierce through the wooden panel.
With only one minute left, the werewolves had reached the ground floor. Only then did Bai Yang unhurriedly open an empty room and slip inside just as the last second ticked by.
The werewolves burst through the main door, roaring in the hall with their mouths agape. A faint sweetness of human flesh still lingered in the air, making them restless.
The werewolf leader waved a hand, and the remaining nineteen dispersed.
They opened every empty room, hoping to find a lone, pitiful victim.
Because they couldn't find any living people for a long time, they became so agitated that they used their claws to damage the walls, leaving long scratches.
Tonight, they were destined to be lucky.
A werewolf opened a room on the second floor and saw a living person trembling on the bed. A clear smile spread across its furry face.
"Ah!" A man's scream echoed from the hall, the desolate sound audible throughout the entire castle.
Even though they only found one small victim, it was enough to tide them over.
With a small harvest tonight, all the werewolves slowly departed the castle, dragging along mangled corpses.
They sprinted through the darkness, unable to clearly identify which unfortunate soul had met such a grim fate.
However, from the sound, they could tell it was a man.
Everyone spent the night in fear. When the grandfather clock chimed a sound like birdsong, everyone eagerly opened their doors.
Ning Wei looked at her teammates emerging from the rooms around them and said, "Form groups of three and check the elevators on both sides to ensure we find the remaining clues as quickly as possible!"
At a time like this, no one hesitated. They quickly formed teams, led by Mei Nan and Song Zhi respectively, and began searching downwards from the fifth floor.
"Sister, where are we going?" Bai Yang emerged from her room slowly. Today, she was once again the last one out.
Ning Wei didn't descend with the others for two reasons: first, she trusted her teammates to do their jobs; second, she couldn't afford to ignore Bai Yang, who was a ticking time bomb.
"Perhaps I'm younger than you. You should call me Ning Wei, just like everyone else," Ning Wei said with a fake smile.
She was only strong and experienced, but that didn't mean she was old. For a woman, age was a sensitive topic.
Bai Yang paused for a moment, then immediately changed her address: "Then, Ning Wei, what do we do next?"
She had heard the sounds of everyone's movements from inside her room, so she deliberately took her time. She hadn't expected Ning Wei to stay behind.
"I'm going to search for clues. I suggest you quickly regroup with Sheng Kaiwei's team. I believe you heard what happened last night. Being alone at this time is not a good idea."
After speaking, Ning Wei went downstairs, having specifically waited for Bai Yang to come out, as if truly to warn her.
A man had died last night, so anyone who deliberately stayed alone today would definitely be targeted.
They still had several days to spend in this place, and being isolated by everyone would be a terrible situation.
Ning Wei was the first to reach the hall. Everyone was searching for clues, so she was the only one there at the moment.
The center of the hall was sprayed with a significant amount of blood, enough to be fatal.
In addition to the blood, there were small shreds of meat with fine hairs attached.
Ning Wei turned the entire hall upside down but found no identifying markers.
Others began to descend, still divided into two factions.
Sheng Kaiwei's team originally had thirteen people, and they remained thirteen for now.
Although a man had died last night, Ning Wei was certain it wasn't Song Zhi or Mei Nan.
Therefore, the ghost from last night must be within Sheng Kaiwei's team.
Ning Wei recalled the hairs on the shredded meat and subtly glanced at Sheng Kaiwei's exposed arm. It was covered in thick hair, so the ghost definitely wasn't him.
What a shame. Indeed, evil men live long lives.
Tang Tang and the others spoke to Ning Wei, "There was the most blood on the second floor, and there are scratch marks from fingernails at the corner of the stairs. On the third and fourth floors, there are only large, bloody footprints that don't look human."
From Tang Tang's account, Ning Wei pieced together a rough reconstruction of what had happened last night.
A pack of werewolves had stormed the castle. After causing widespread destruction, they began opening rooms one by one to check. For some unknown reason, the door to one of the safe rooms was opened by them, and the man hiding inside met a tragic end.
However, even as he was dragged across the floor by the werewolves, his will to survive remained strong. That's why, as he was being dragged downstairs, he desperately grabbed onto the wooden baseboard at the corner, leaving behind bloody marks.
But against the powerful werewolves, his actions couldn't change anything.
He was dragged to the center of the hall, where the pack of werewolves tore him apart. The ensuing bloodshed further incited their savagery, causing shredded pieces of flesh to fly out as they ripped into his body.
After devouring the unlucky man, the werewolves were still hungry, so they continued upstairs to search for their next victim.
Their feet were already stained with the blood of the first victim, which is why they left bloody, large footprints on the third and fourth floors.
However, the fact that they didn't come to the fifth floor puzzled Ning Wei.
While Tang Tang and the others were searching for clues, Sheng Kaiwei's side was also taking action.
Therefore, the absence of bloodstains on the fifth floor could not have been hidden from them.
Wu Qing had appeared, and it was not the right time to speak, so the two sides could only communicate through glances.
With another person dead, Sheng Kaiwei's side was clearly a bit disheartened.
The four girls had tacitly sat together, warily observing the men sitting around them.
"Good morning, esteemed guests. Congratulations on surviving another thrilling night. This morning, I have prepared a hearty breakfast for you, hoping it will help you quickly regain your energy."
After Wu Qing finished speaking, a group of male servants emerged from a door.
Ning Wei remembered that this door had not been opened yesterday. She quietly took note of the rules here.
Today's breakfast was a slab of bloody steak, so fresh it looked like it had just been chased by a cow.
Seeing so much blood this morning had already made some people feel physically unwell. Coupled with the breakfast specially prepared by Wu Qing, someone finally couldn't resist rushing to the restroom to vomit.
Wu Qing's face showed a triumphant smirk, like a mischievous child who had successfully played a prank.
Ning Wei also frowned. With displeasure, she picked up her steak plate and slammed it to the side, "I'm a country bumpkin and only eat well-done. Bring me another one!"
The servant didn't move, so Ning Wei turned to Wu Qing.
She met Ning Wei's gaze, and for some unknown reason, actually nodded in agreement to her request.