The moment the sound stopped, Yin Xiu opened his eyes wide.
He stared intently at the doorway. The dormitory door had a very small gap, making it impossible to see outside through the crack at the bottom. However, he could clearly feel the incredibly assertive presence of the person outside—his gaze, his aura.
This scene almost instantly reminded Yin Xiu of the first time Li Mo came to see him. He was standing at the door, and then gently raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Knock knock knock—"
As expected, a knock sounded in the quiet dormitory. Yin Xiu sat up and stared intently at the door.
Rule 5: At night, draw the curtains, do not look directly out the window, and do not pay attention to any noises outside the doors and windows. They will lose their minds, go crazy, and look for you.
Yin Xiu couldn't determine what they were, but the rules stated that one should ignore the sounds coming from outside the doors and windows, so that was absolutely not an option.
His eyes darkened slightly, his pupils as deep as the night. He listened to the rain and stared silently at the door, waiting for the next knock.
"Knock knock knock—"
The knocking sounded again, soft and steady, accompanied by a very familiar voice, "Can you open the door?"
Yin Xiu frowned instantly. "If you imitate him again, I'll get angry."
The "person" at the door did not respond, but silently exuded a chill. The dampness of the rainy night seeped in through the thin door, filling the entire dormitory with moisture.
The raindrops pattered against the window, and thunder rumbled in the sky, making people restless.
The knocking sounded again, this time slightly more urgent than before, accompanied by the voice, "I've come to see you, why won't you open the door?"
"Don't you want to see me?"
"You were clearly looking forward to seeing me, so why didn't you open the door for me?"
Yin Xiu stared indifferently at the doorway, uttering a cold, ruthless word: "Get out."
"Why?" The voices outside the door grew more urgent, like a sudden downpour of raindrops, and the knocking became loud and the door shook. "Why won't you come out to see me?"
A chaotic pounding sound began to rise from all directions. The low, hissing voices changed tone in the rainy night, sounding like both human voices and monsters howling. It was as if many people were around this dormitory, constantly pounding on the walls, windows, and doors, shouting and asking questions in Li Mo's voice, the sounds layered upon each other.
"Come out! Come out now! I want to see you!"
"Come out for me, come out to meet me."
"I like you so much, I like you so much, I like you so much..."
"You are special, so special... We all like you so much..."
Yin Xiu slowly got up from the bed, not knowing what was wrong with these monsters, but he didn't like being disturbed while he was sleeping.
Facing the creaking, seemingly about-to-collapse door, he simply stood before it with a cold expression, raising the knife in his hand with a chilling gaze.
"I'm sorry, I will only open the door for the real Li Mo."
He raised the long sword in his hand, his cold eyes scrutinizing the door panel in front of him, gesturing, "I remember Li Mo's height, his throat is about this position... Imitating him, right?"
Yin Xiu's eyes darkened, and with a sharp twist, he thrust his long sword straight outwards towards the door.
The sharp blade pierced through the door and struck the "person" outside, then with a slight twist, it was forcefully pulled back.
Yin Xiu stood in front of the door and casually flicked the blood off the tip of his knife. The whole movement was smooth and fluid, instantly silencing the noise outside the door.
"Ugh...uh..." The "person" at the door made a dry, sticky sound. His throat had been stabbed through, and he was now unable to make a complete sound.
With one stroke of his knife, not only was the person outside the door unable to utter a sound of temptation, but even the sounds outside the window diminished, almost disappearing into the sound of the rain.
"I like it...I like it..."
"I like you so much...we like you so much..."
"Become one with me, and there will be no more worries."
"You're so special, I like you so much..."
The soft murmurs, a mixture of male and female voices, and even some very incoherent sounds, sounded just like the sounds coming from Li Mo's tentacles.
Yin Xiu frowned, wiped the knife, and buried himself in the blankets to block out the sound.
Before he came in, he thought this instance was Li Mo's instance, but it seems he was overthinking it. There was no such surprise; it was just a strange creature similar to Li Mo, perhaps even of the same kind.
Yin Xiu wasn't quite sure, but these strange creatures all bore some resemblance to Li Mo.
"Looking on the bright side... going through this dungeon means I'll get to know him a little better?" Yin Xiu muttered to himself, lying straight in bed with his eyes closed.
He believed that Li Mo would come looking for him, but perhaps he was a little late, or maybe he had encountered some trouble.
But if he comes too late, he'll get angry; he'll definitely get angry.
In the darkness, the "person" outside the door did not leave, but stood there quietly, peering into the room through the small, vertical crack in the door, staring intently at Yin Xiu on the bed.
The eerie creature at the doorway didn't leave all night, and Yin Xiu didn't really fall asleep completely either.
The sense of being watched so intensely kept him awake all night, leaving him no choice but to remain vigilant.
Its resemblance to Li Mo was strangely similar yet not entirely the same, which puzzled Yin Xiu and made him somewhat unhappy.
He could only slowly study the true form of this copy and try to discover any parts that might be related to Li Mo.
I watched Yin Xiu's dorm room for a long time, and then I watched the dorm rooms of other players.
It seems that after nightfall, a dark figure appears outside each player's dormitory. They look similar from outside the screen, but according to the players' reactions inside the instance, they seem to be different people in the players' eyes.
Some of those lured out were instantly assimilated by the shadowy figures, while others endured the chaotic sounds and survived the night.
In this instance, the players' perceptions were affected. Even if they remained clear-headed, they were unwilling to cooperate with Ye Tianxuan because, in the eyes of the mutated players, Ye Tianxuan with two eyes seemed to be a monster, not a normal human being.
On the first day of the dungeon, two-thirds of the players began to mutate, developing organs that humans shouldn't have, but they were completely unaware of it. Ye Tianxuan could only trade with them, but could not reach a cooperation agreement.
This dungeon is so difficult that it can counter two top players. Anyone can see that this dungeon is very hard and seems to be deliberately targeting Yin Xiu and Ye Tianxuan.
The only variable is that mysteriously appearing dark-skinned roommate in the instance.
They searched the screens of the players in this instance, but they couldn't find their roommate again.
It seems he disappeared after whispering with Boss Ye.