Nightmare Assault

“Erm…” The middle-aged man with the tank top looked at the woman’s side profile, and his lips trembled. When he opened his lips, he realised he didn’t even know her name. He asked awkwardly, “May I ask for your name?”

The woman glanced at him and said lightly, “Xu Wen.” Her voice was unique. It sounded experienced and coarse. The woman’s willingness to answer gave the man some hope. He straightened his body, leaned forward slightly and said ingratiatingly, “Miss Xu, nice to meet you. My name is Zhou Taifu. My family is in the jewellery business.”

Xu Wen turned around and looked at him with interest, “Continue.”

Zhou Taifu licked his lips. “I can tell that Miss Xu is not a simple person. You must have some experience dealing with this, so…”

“So you want me to protect you, and then you’ll pay me when we’re out of here?” Xu Wen suddenly laughed, “Is that it, Mr. Zhou?”

Zhou Taifu nodded quickly, “That’s right, Miss Xu. As long as you can protect me until we leave here, I’ll make sure that you’re satisfied with the reward.”

“You’ll make sure I’m satisfied?” Xu Wen scratched her chin as if thinking.

Seeing this, the man who sat next to the middle-aged man couldn’t stand it anymore. He quickly added, “Miss Xu, I hope you can help me too. Even though I’m not as rich as Mr. Zhou, if I can leave here alive, I can give you everything I have.”

“Oh?” Xu Wen turned her head as if she was intrigued by the offer.

Zhou Taifu was annoyed. He pointed at the other man and scolded, “Miss Xu promised me first. What’s wrong with you?” He turned to Xu Wen and said, “Miss Xu, you only need to care about my safety. No matter how much this poor shod can pay you, I’ll pay you double! No!” He waved his hand, “I’ll pay ten times!”

“That’s so generous of you,” Xu Wen sighed.

Zhou Taifu pressed his lips. He stood up in a shiver and said, “Does this mean Miss Xu agrees?”

Xu Wen didn’t answer but looked out the window. Then, she asked mysteriously, “Jewellery merchant Zhou Taifu, what do you think the meaning of the nightmare realm is?”

“Meaning?” Zhou Taifu was startled. Was that important? Wasn’t the most important thing to survive? Or negotiate the price.

Xu Wen didn’t even look at him. She gave the feeling that she didn’t care about the answer he gave. This made him uncomfortable. However, he had a favour to ask of her, so he had to ensure it.

“I’m in a very special business.” Xu Wen explained slowly. She appeared very relaxed. “Some people will pay us to do some things. Of course,” She added, “Not in our country but in countries where there are wars. Therefore, some call us mercenaries.” Her eyes lost their focus like she was reminiscing, “That place is very poor. The only thing that is of value to us is money, and we are willing to do anything for money.” She paused. She lowered her head and repeated, “And I mean… anything.”

Zhou Taifu felt discomfited. He asked, “Miss… Miss Xu, what do you mean?”

“Nothing.” Xu Wen touched her hair. This normal action that would feature female beauty looked serious on her. The two men in the room had their hearts shiver.

“I just don’t think it’s fair.” She raised his head. The chills appeared in her eyes again. Her eyes swallowed all the light in the world. “In real life, you can do anything you want with your money and power. However, please know that you’re in the nightmare realm. The pride you own in the real world means nothing here.

“Therefore, please respect this place and the rules here.”

Room 407.

The girl in the dinosaur pyjama trembled in bed. The blanket covered her fully. Only her eyes were exposed.

“Sister Qipao.” She said worriedly, “The sound is still there. It’s like it’s only a wall away from us.” The woman didn’t look calm anymore. About ten minutes ago, the girl suddenly told her that she heard a strange scratching sound. This instantly reminded her of the sound the two in Room 405 heard.

Could… the thing have changed their target?

She couldn’t help but be worried. However, after she calmed down, she realised that was unlikely. If those things really targeted the people in Room 405, normally, they wouldn’t change target. The only thankful thing was the woman in the qipao hadn’t heard the scratching sound.

No matter what, they couldn’t stay in Room 407 anymore. The thing had targeted that room, and the girl in the pyjamas would most likely be the first victim.

“Little girl,” The woman asked, “Can you still hear the sound?” She was confirming again.

The girl nodded. She was so scared. “But it’s not as obvious as earlier. It feels like the sound is moving.”

She pointed at the source of the sound. Her finger moved from the wall and landed near the woman in the qipao.

“Big Sister,” The girl looked like she was about to cry, “The sound is coming from the top of your head.”

“What?!”

The woman looked up, but it was empty. So far, she still heard nothing. The night was so silent.

Her brain started to spin. Could they have gotten everything wrong? Those who could hear the sound would not be killed, and those who could not hear it were the real targets!

The reason behind this was simple. If those who heard the scratching were the targets, then the two in Room 405 should have died already.

In other words, if the people in Room 405 had already died, no one would have died anymore that night. So why would the sound of scratching still move around?