Chapter 60 – A Feast of Revelry

Su Lifeng glanced at Tang Tang, but the lights washed over her face so harshly that he couldn’t make out her expression at all. He could only vaguely see her with her head lowered, one hand clutching the hem of her dress, as if she were a little nervous.

“Ah…” Just then, Cheng Xiaomei suddenly let out a soft cry.

“Don’t make a sound,” Su Lifeng hurriedly reminded her.

Cheng Xiaomei quickly nodded, but at the same time, her face flushed as she bit her lip and stole a glance at Su Lifeng’s focused profile.

Just now, because both she and Su Lifeng had been completely focused on the changes inside the warehouse, neither of them had noticed that their bodies were practically pressed together. Of course, being close wasn’t the problem… The problem was that the moment Su Lifeng moved his arm, she felt him bump into her chest.

It hurt a little, and it startled her so much that she couldn’t help making a small sound. Fortunately, she restrained herself in time, and the people inside the warehouse didn’t notice.

“But how could he just tell me not to make a sound! Did he not feel it at all? Could it be… could it be that I’m too small? No way. Yushi-Jie clearly said I’ve got plenty going on!” Cheng Xiaomei felt both embarrassed and annoyed, but for some reason, she also felt a little deflated.

“Ah! No, no, what am I thinking about at a time like this? He only brushed against me. It wasn’t like he did it on purpose…” Cheng Xiaomei hurriedly shoved those thoughts out of her mind.

Su Lifeng sensed that Cheng Xiaomei’s breathing had become a little uneven, and he couldn’t help glancing at her from the corner of his eye in confusion.

Thinking back, he did seem to have accidentally touched something soft and springy just now… But girls were soft all over, weren’t they? It was probably her arm.

“Did I hurt her?” Su Lifeng wondered.

At that moment, there was another stir inside the warehouse.

After Tang Tang had fully stepped into the direct glare of the lights, the figure behind her began to speak.

“Welcome, everyone.” The man’s voice was deep, carrying a faint smile full of confidence.

“It’s him!” Su Lifeng instinctively felt that this man was most likely Xie Yu’s accomplice.

Although his tone was different, that smile showed that he and Xie Yu were the same kind of person.

They were brimming with confidence in their own power, as if they held the lives and deaths of everyone present in the palms of their hands.

Compared to those who had long been in positions of authority, the confidence these people possessed felt even more threatening and aggressive.

As for the people below, they had looked a little dazed ever since the beginning. One young man smiled, then suddenly called out, “Is this supposed to be some kind of postmodern-style party?”

As soon as he said that, quite a few people laughed and chimed in.

“Yeah, the venue really does fit. Even this opening act feels like it.”

“It’s pretty interesting. When I first heard it was in a warehouse, I thought they were going to put on demonstrations for some extreme sports or something.”

“Like motocross? I heard the guy who just spoke is really good at that…”

When the young man heard someone discussing him, a smug smile instantly flashed across his face. He raised his voice again and asked, “But we can talk about the party after the main business is over, right? Why don’t you tell everyone about this expedition plan first? After all, that’s what everyone came for, isn’t it?”

This time, however, only a sparse few responded. After being met with awkward silence, the young man also realized what was wrong, and his expression immediately turned a little embarrassed. Most of the people present were probably here for the prize money. Even he himself had received a large sum, hadn’t he? Just the people he had brought alone numbered no fewer than ten.

“But why haven’t I seen that bored-out-of-his-mind rich second generation today?” the young man thought as he looked up toward the second floor.

After hearing the question, the figure smiled and said, “Exploration plan? No, that was only a pretext. Just an excuse to gather all of you here. How should I put this… I do want to be honest with everyone… and I’d like to thank you in advance for your cooperation with what comes next…”

Boom!

The room instantly fell into stunned silence. Then a chaotic uproar of questions broke out. There was no expedition? Wasn’t this just a scam?

Still, it was hard to turn down money once you’d taken it. Though many people were shouting questions, no one actually left.

Su Lifeng was stunned as well. He had his suspicions, but he hadn’t expected the other party to admit it so bluntly on his own.

In that instant, a bad feeling rose in his chest.

“No. I have to find a way in.” Su Lifeng looked up, glanced around, and soon spotted a drainpipe.

“Xiaomei, don’t climb up. Stay here and be ready to back me up,” Su Lifeng said to Cheng Xiaomei, turning to her before grabbing the pipe and starting upward.

Cheng Xiaomei nodded hard, then looked back through the window.

By now, the warehouse had descended into total chaos.

“Where’s Xie Yu?!”

“Tell him to come out and explain this!”

“Yeah! If we’re not going exploring, then what did you call us here for?”

“Please, everyone, calm down. Xie Yu probably won’t be coming tonight. Also, that friend over there was quite right. The true nature of tonight’s meeting is, in fact, a carnival…” As the figure spoke, he suddenly reached out and thrust his hand into Tang Tang’s abdomen from behind.

“Ah!”

Tang Tang’s scream instantly silenced everyone present.

Someone below wiped at their face… Hm? Was that blood?

“Ah…” Tang Tang was still screaming. At the same time, someone noticed that the figure’s body had begun to swell. His muscles turned lumpy and uneven, and from a distance, his entire body looked…

“A… a monster!” Someone finally reacted. But just as he tried to run for the door, several other figures lunged out.

At first, those figures had been mixed in with the crowd, looking completely ordinary. Now, however, they suddenly transformed into all kinds of shapes. Without exception, their appearances became hideous and terrifying, and parts of their bodies were no longer human at all.

“Hahaha! We already paid you, and now you still want to leave? There’s no such thing as a free lunch. When something this good suddenly lands in your lap and you don’t think twice about it, you’ve only got your own stupidity to blame!”

A woman whose mouth had stretched wide open, now packed with sharp teeth, laughed loudly. She grabbed the screaming man closest to her and sank her teeth viciously into his neck.

Black Thread drilled out from her mouth and entered the man’s wound. Amid the man’s shrill screams, his body was quickly sucked dry into a desiccated corpse.

The “female monster” tossed the corpse aside, stuck out her tongue to lick the blood from the corner of her mouth, then turned toward her next target. It was a young girl, who had already collapsed to the floor, her face filled with terror… Suddenly, she pulled out a small dagger and, with a cry, charged at the “female monster.”

“Hahahahaha…” The “female monster” didn’t even dodge. Even after the dagger sank into her abdomen, she kept laughing wildly.

The girl froze, then slowly raised her head, staring up at the “female monster” in despair.

Crack. Her neck was bitten through…

Scenes like this played out again and again throughout the crowd. Meanwhile, that figure seemed as if he heard none of it, continuing to stare at Tang Tang, who was still screaming.

At that moment, Su Lifeng had already entered the second floor through the window. He opened the door. Not far ahead and to the side were that figure and Tang Tang…