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The dancer stood in place, her face oddly contorted, her body trembling slightly as if she was enduring something.

Unable to resist, she took a step forward.

Thud...

Xu Shuo heard that muffled stepping sound again.

It was only within the piano music that the dancer's footsteps could be heard.

At that moment, the pianist's fingers danced, playing a series of continuous, rapid notes; he played ferociously and quickly, like a tempestuous storm!

The dancer stared intently at the person on the piano bench, her body shaking violently, emitting repressed, low growls from her throat as her red high heels scraped the floor restlessly.

Xu Shuo kept watching her and suddenly said with a soft chuckle, "Sister, come dance with me, hurry and dance to my side~"

These words seemed to shatter the dancer's last line of defense. She breathed rapidly, a hint of scarlet emerging in her pitch-black eyes as she gracefully took a step forward.

Her fiery red gown spread out around her, and, amidst the fervent, passionate jazz variation, the dancer couldn't control the desire in her heart to move her feet.

The sound of tap dancing mingled with the piano music; her dance was so beautifully eerie that it twisted in a way no human body could naturally contort, light and graceful as if a ghost were gliding.

But gradually, the once-overwhelming piano notes began to slow, heavy and dragging, like a devil's whisper, composing a requiem with the tap dancing footsteps.

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The system's notification suddenly sounded.

Xu Shuo, watching the dancer approach him, was startled—had everyone downstairs finally perished?!

But by then, the surrounding walls were already saturated with darkness, demonic shadows struggling and twisting within, trying to break through the barrier into reality, even more frenzied than before!

The monsters emerged from the walls, crawling towards the piano from all directions.

The pianist, forehead drenched in cold sweat, fingers trembling upon the keys as if he were playing against a great weight.

The once uplifting jazz variation started to sound melodious yet eerie.

"Hehe~" The dancer chuckled softly a few times.

She twirled her supple body, humming a tune as she happily approached Xu Shuo, who was standing below the stage.

Xu Shuo glanced at her expressionlessly, then walked behind the pianist.

The pianist, dripping in cold sweat, felt an even deeper chill as the Necrophage drew near, his fingers stiffening on the keys.

The girl's icy hand brushed past his neck, causing him to break out in goosebumps, then landed on the piano's treble range.

Xu Shuo's fingertips flitted across the keys, playing a simple high-pitched do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, repetitively back and forth twice.

The pianist's body jerked, breaking free from his restraints and finding the tune again, lifting the rhythm of the piece.

In the next instant, the dancer and the dark monsters crawling around stiffened abruptly as if under a Binding Spell, unable to control their bodies.

The pianist now played with more force; veins bulging on his forehead, his fingers bleeding from the effort.

He was really putting in the effort!

Watching the countdown ticking down the last few seconds, Xu Shuo nodded in relief.

The girl's icy fingertips suddenly rested on the back of the pianist's neck, uttering a slow, drawn-out sigh, "You're quite strong-minded, huh? If you hadn't caught that last part, your neck would've definitely been broken."

"Clang!"

The pianist, startled by the scare, hit a wrong note.

The dancer, previously immobilized, suddenly raised her head, her expression fierce and vicious, and she charged over with a shriek!

But the next moment.

Both of their silhouettes vanished in front of the piano.

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