Chapter 575: Chapter 574: I’ll Show You What It Means to Flee in Panic

"Maybe this special dummy is not the Guardian Divine Beast, but the monster itself?"

The apocalypse and zombies are almost synonymous; mention the apocalypse, and zombies come to mind.

At first, she was puzzled as to why there were no zombies or virus outbreaks in this apocalypse-themed setting. The only monster she saw seemed a bit mutated, then it slipped away out of sight.

But if the five monsters prepared by the show’s producers are zombies, and particularly unique ones at that, it all makes sense.

"If we find a dossier card here, the monster described on it could very well be this one. It might even have activation instructions and such."

The group, keeping a significant distance, was intently focused on the corner where the dummy’s bent head peeked out.

Then Shu Ran said in a strained voice, "So regardless of the theory, we have to search it?"

"Bingo."

She was wholly resistant, retreating directly to the hotel’s entrance.

"I’m not going. If you want to go, you go. I’ll guard the door here."

That spooky thing was so terrifying; if she took a few more looks, she’d be having nightmares for half a month!

Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu exchanged a glance, then silently took a step back as well.

Han Xizheng: "......"

So exhausting.

He rolled up his sleeves further, accepting his fate as he walked towards the dummy.

Although he wasn’t too scared, knowing it was just a dummy, still, upon closer inspection, it was a bit creepy.

The dummy lived up to the show’s meticulous planning; its realism was too much—every wrinkle on its face was clear, let alone the blood-stained eye areas and those bizarre glass shard-filled eyes.

The most unnatural part of its body were those eyes, giving off a mutated plastic vibe, stained with blood-covered glass shards, making the eyeballs seem ready to explode and spread a viral outbreak.

Han Xizheng squatted down to the dummy’s side, first checking the gap in its back, finding nothing, then examining beneath its legs for suspicious objects.

He carefully and cautiously inspected, while the other three cowards edged closer, at a three-to-four meter distance, stood on tiptoe to see his actions, attempting to give suggestions.

"Is it gripping something?"

"Could it be in its pocket?"

"Why don’t you strip it to check?"

Han Xizheng’s forehead almost formed three solid black lines.

"Can you all quiet down? Let me search one area at a time, alright?"

Mu Qiu mimed a zipping motion, incidentally helping shut the mouths of the two nearby people.

Silent now, they could only watch quietly as Han Xizheng’s hands explored the dummy’s pockets, two fingers reaching in to grasp the contents...

Just then, a voice, strong as a foghorn, blared at the entrance.

"Ahhhhh!"

Startled, Han Xizheng’s hand jabbed directly into the dummy’s belly.

The three observers simultaneously flinched, Shu Ran’s chest bumping against Mu Qiu’s arm, pushing it forward slightly.

But she couldn’t be bothered about that now, as Shu Ran was already covering her ears, squatting down, and screaming.

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!"

The high-pitched scream nearly brought the ceiling down, Mu Qiu’s heart had just resumed when it nearly got stuck again.

Everything happened too quickly, with Mu Qiu sliding into heart stoppage, squatting down with Shu Ran, then running inside, finally squatting in a corner with Zhao Yu, covering her mouth, and watching the hotel entrance with a tense expression.

Throughout, no one noticed where Han Xizheng hid.

Amid the tense, terrifying atmosphere, a head popped up from the hotel entrance.

Guan Yu peered in like a cackling goose, scanning left and right, and then walked in chuckling.

"That scene was a perfect picture of headless chicken panic, fleeing in panic."

Turns out! It was! Guan Yu!

The three who were almost scared out of their wits: "......"

Damn.

Shu Ran immediately burned with fury, wiped her face, erased suspicious tear marks at the corners of her eyes, stood up furiously, and stormed over, speaking through gritted teeth.

"I’ll show you who’s in panic now!"

"Howl!"

Mu Qiu clutched her chest, soothing her wildly pounding heart, then ranted with Zhao Yu.

"Sister Guan Yu is definitely on borrowed time."

Zhao Yu held her forehead in dismay, recalling how she scuttled around like a startled mouse at the shout, feeling utterly embarrassed.

Surely, the office people had seen it, great, no way the impression they left was of being smart and clever.

Mu Qiu, likely reading her thoughts, patted her arm, comforting, "No worries, you weren’t the fastest scuttler just now."

"......"

"If you truly feel embarrassed, just look at the one-sided beatdown happening ahead, it’ll lighten your mood. Currently, Sister Shu Ran has started pummeling Sister Guan Yu."

The furious Shu Ran’s combat prowess was extraordinary, grabbing Guan Yu by the collar and shaking her vigorously.

Starting the bout by inflicting dizziness, she successfully shook Guan Yu until she was dizzy and lost combat effectiveness, then proceeded with a flurry of slaps.

"Why the yell?! Why the yell?!"

"Weren’t you deliberate?! Were you?!"

"I’ll personally show you what a real headless chicken panic is!"

Guan Yu could only shout back various calls.

"Howl!"

"My gosh, my maternity dress!"

"This is illegal mistreatment of a pregnant woman! Aww—"

Shu Ran’s gritted-teeth voice rang loud amidst all the yells.

"I’ll complete the mistreatment before going through the procedures!"

"......Howl!!!! Don’t pinch me!"

Three people remained at the door, intending to enter, but witnessing the scene stopped them cold, only daring to stick their heads in to watch, mimicking Guan Yu’s exaggerated expressions as she endured the assault.

Chu Qiu’s eyebrows reached new heights, his nostrils flaring, tilting his head as he watched Guan Yu get pummeled.

"It’s terrifying, Guan Yu will be incapacitated in a moment."

Chen Yi looked astounded, "I reckon Shu Ran’s just short of taking off her shoe to strike her."

Ishi Yuhuai wasn’t surprised, his demeanor wise and foresighted.

"I told you, sometimes they’re not human."

They’re just people-pummeling machines.

Chen Yi turned his head, speechless, and remarked, "How can you be so blunt?"

"Otherwise? Should I say they’re always human?"

...Though that is the truth, stating it solemnly adds an ironic twist.

Chen Yi couldn’t be bothered to argue, turning to continue watching the one-sided thrashing.

Shu Ran was getting tired, panting, still poking at Guan Yu and scolding.

"You know you just about scared Mu Qiu out of consciousness!"

The far-off Mu Qiu watching the show: "?"

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ps: A little spoiler, Qiuqiu guessed wrong hahahahahahahaha